SDL_dlopennote.h
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/*
Simple DirectMedia Layer
Copyright (C) 1997-2026 Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org>
This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
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including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
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*/
/* WIKI CATEGORY: DlopenNotes */
/**
* # CategoryDlopenNotes
*
* This header allows you to annotate your code so external tools know about
* dynamic shared library dependencies.
*
* If you determine that your toolchain doesn't support dlopen notes, you can
* disable this feature by defining `SDL_DISABLE_DLOPEN_NOTES`. You can use
* this CMake snippet to check for support:
*
* ```cmake
* include(CheckCSourceCompiles)
* find_package(SDL3 REQUIRED CONFIG COMPONENTS Headers)
* list(APPEND CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES SDL3::Headers)
* check_c_source_compiles([==[
* #include <SDL3/SDL_dlopennote.h>
* SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN("sdl-video",
* "Support for video through SDL",
* SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN_PRIORITY_SUGGESTED,
* "libSDL-1.2.so.0", "libSDL-2.0.so.0", "libSDL3.so.0"
* )
* int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
* return argc + argv[0][1];
* }
* ]==] COMPILER_SUPPORTS_SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN)
* if(NOT COMPILER_SUPPORTS_SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN)
* add_compile_definitions(-DSDL_DISABLE_DLOPEN_NOTE)
* endif()
* ```
*/
#ifndef SDL_dlopennote_h
#define SDL_dlopennote_h
/**
* Use this macro with SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN() to note that a dynamic shared
* library dependency is optional.
*
* Optional functionality uses the dependency, the binary will work and the
* dependency is only needed for full-featured installations.
*
* \since This macro is available since SDL 3.4.0.
*
* \sa SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN
* \sa SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN_PRIORITY_RECOMMENDED
* \sa SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN_PRIORITY_REQUIRED
*/
#define SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN_PRIORITY_SUGGESTED "suggested"
/**
* Use this macro with SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN() to note that a dynamic shared
* library dependency is recommended.
*
* Important functionality needs the dependency, the binary will work but in
* most cases the dependency should be provided.
*
* \since This macro is available since SDL 3.4.0.
*
* \sa SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN
* \sa SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN_PRIORITY_SUGGESTED
* \sa SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN_PRIORITY_REQUIRED
*/
#define SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN_PRIORITY_RECOMMENDED "recommended"
/**
* Use this macro with SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN() to note that a dynamic shared
* library dependency is required.
*
* Core functionality needs the dependency, the binary will not work if it
* cannot be found.
*
* \since This macro is available since SDL 3.4.0.
*
* \sa SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN
* \sa SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN_PRIORITY_SUGGESTED
* \sa SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN_PRIORITY_RECOMMENDED
*/
#define SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN_PRIORITY_REQUIRED "required"
#if !defined(SDL_PLATFORM_UNIX) || defined(SDL_PLATFORM_ANDROID)
/* The dlopen note functionality isn't used on this platform */
#ifndef SDL_DISABLE_DLOPEN_NOTES
#define SDL_DISABLE_DLOPEN_NOTES
#endif
#elif defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ < 3 || (__GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 1))
/* gcc < 3.1 too old */
#ifndef SDL_DISABLE_DLOPEN_NOTES
#define SDL_DISABLE_DLOPEN_NOTES
#endif
#endif /* SDL_PLATFORM_UNIX || SDL_PLATFORM_ANDROID */
#if defined(__ELF__) && !defined(SDL_DISABLE_DLOPEN_NOTES)
#include <SDL3/SDL_stdinc.h>
#define SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN_VENDOR "FDO"
#define SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN_TYPE 0x407c0c0aU
#define SDL_ELF_NOTE_INTERNAL2(json, variable_name) \
__attribute__((aligned(4), used, section(".note.dlopen"))) \
static const struct { \
struct { \
Uint32 n_namesz; \
Uint32 n_descsz; \
Uint32 n_type; \
} nhdr; \
char name[4]; \
__attribute__((aligned(4))) char dlopen_json[sizeof(json)]; \
} variable_name = { \
{ \
sizeof(SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN_VENDOR), \
sizeof(json), \
SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN_TYPE \
}, \
SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN_VENDOR, \
json \
}
#define SDL_ELF_NOTE_INTERNAL(json, variable_name) \
SDL_ELF_NOTE_INTERNAL2(json, variable_name)
#define SDL_DLNOTE_JSON_ARRAY1(N1) "[\"" N1 "\"]"
#define SDL_DLNOTE_JSON_ARRAY2(N1,N2) "[\"" N1 "\",\"" N2 "\"]"
#define SDL_DLNOTE_JSON_ARRAY3(N1,N2,N3) "[\"" N1 "\",\"" N2 "\",\"" N3 "\"]"
#define SDL_DLNOTE_JSON_ARRAY4(N1,N2,N3,N4) "[\"" N1 "\",\"" N2 "\",\"" N3 "\",\"" N4 "\"]"
#define SDL_DLNOTE_JSON_ARRAY5(N1,N2,N3,N4,N5) "[\"" N1 "\",\"" N2 "\",\"" N3 "\",\"" N4 "\",\"" N5 "\"]"
#define SDL_DLNOTE_JSON_ARRAY6(N1,N2,N3,N4,N5,N6) "[\"" N1 "\",\"" N2 "\",\"" N3 "\",\"" N4 "\",\"" N5 "\",\"" N6 "\"]"
#define SDL_DLNOTE_JSON_ARRAY7(N1,N2,N3,N4,N5,N6,N7) "[\"" N1 "\",\"" N2 "\",\"" N3 "\",\"" N4 "\",\"" N5 "\",\"" N6 "\",\"" N7 "\"]"
#define SDL_DLNOTE_JSON_ARRAY8(N1,N2,N3,N4,N5,N6,N7,N8) "[\"" N1 "\",\"" N2 "\",\"" N3 "\",\"" N4 "\",\"" N5 "\",\"" N6 "\",\"" N7 "\",\"" N8 "\"]"
#define SDL_DLNOTE_JSON_ARRAY_GET(N1,N2,N3,N4,N5,N6,N7,N8,NAME,...) NAME
#define SDL_DLNOTE_JSON_ARRAY(...) \
SDL_DLNOTE_JSON_ARRAY_GET( \
__VA_ARGS__, \
SDL_DLNOTE_JSON_ARRAY8, \
SDL_DLNOTE_JSON_ARRAY7, \
SDL_DLNOTE_JSON_ARRAY6, \
SDL_DLNOTE_JSON_ARRAY5, \
SDL_DLNOTE_JSON_ARRAY4, \
SDL_DLNOTE_JSON_ARRAY3, \
SDL_DLNOTE_JSON_ARRAY2, \
SDL_DLNOTE_JSON_ARRAY1 \
)(__VA_ARGS__)
/* Create "unique" variable name using __LINE__,
* so creating multiple elf notes on the same line is not supported
*/
#define SDL_DLNOTE_JOIN2(A,B) A##B
#define SDL_DLNOTE_JOIN(A,B) SDL_DLNOTE_JOIN2(A,B)
#define SDL_DLNOTE_UNIQUE_NAME SDL_DLNOTE_JOIN(s_SDL_dlopen_note_, __LINE__)
/**
* Add a note that your application has dynamic shared library dependencies.
*
* You can do this by adding the following to the global scope:
*
* ```c
* SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN(
* "png",
* "Support for loading PNG images using libpng (required for APNG)",
* SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN_PRIORITY_RECOMMENDED,
* "libpng12.so.0"
* )
* ```
*
* A trailing semicolon is not needed.
*
* Or if you support multiple versions of a library, you can list them:
*
* ```c
* // Our app supports SDL1, SDL2, and SDL3 by dynamically loading them
* SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN(
* "SDL",
* "Create windows through SDL video backend",
* SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN_PRIORITY_REQUIRED
* "libSDL-1.2.so.0", "libSDL2-2.0.so.0", "libSDL3.so.0"
* )
* ```
*
* This macro is not available for compilers that do not support variadic
* macro's.
*
* \since This macro is available since SDL 3.4.0.
*
* \sa SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN_PRIORITY_SUGGESTED
* \sa SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN_PRIORITY_RECOMMENDED
* \sa SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN_PRIORITY_REQUIRED
*/
#define SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN(feature, description, priority, ...) \
SDL_ELF_NOTE_INTERNAL( \
"[{\"feature\":\"" feature \
"\",\"description\":\"" description \
"\",\"priority\":\"" priority \
"\",\"soname\":" SDL_DLNOTE_JSON_ARRAY(__VA_ARGS__) "}]", \
SDL_DLNOTE_UNIQUE_NAME);
#elif defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ < 3
#define SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN(args...)
#elif defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER < 1400
/* Variadic macros are not supported */
#else
#define SDL_ELF_NOTE_DLOPEN(...)
#endif
#endif /* SDL_dlopennote_h */
SDL_stdinc.h