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 * 
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package net.sf.antcontrib.cpptasks.compiler;
import java.io.File;
import net.sf.antcontrib.cpptasks.types.LibraryTypeEnum;
/**
 * A linker for executables, and static and dynamic libraries.
 * 
 * @author Adam Murdoch
 */
public interface Linker extends Processor {
    /**
     * Extracts the significant part of a library name to ensure there aren't
     * collisions
     */
    String getLibraryKey(File libname);
    /**
     * returns the library path for the linker
     */
    File[] getLibraryPath();
    /**
     * Returns a set of filename patterns corresponding to library names.
     * 
     * For example, "advapi32" would be expanded to "advapi32.dll" by
     * DevStudioLinker and to "libadvapi32.a" and "libadvapi32.so" by
     * GccLinker.
     * 
     * @param libnames
     *            array of library names
     */
    String[] getLibraryPatterns(String[] libnames, LibraryTypeEnum libraryType);
    /**
     * Gets the linker for the specified link type.
     * 
     * @return appropriate linker or null, will return this if this linker can
     *         handle the specified link type
     */
    Linker getLinker(LinkType linkType);
    /**
     * Returns true if the linker is case-sensitive
     */
    boolean isCaseSensitive();
}
