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--  Call the back end with all the information needed. Also contains other
--  back-end specific interfaces required by the front end.

package Back_End is

   type Back_End_Mode_Type is (
      Generate_Object,
      --  Full back end operation with object file generation

      Declarations_Only,
      --  Partial back end operation with no object file generation. In this
      --  mode the only useful action performed by gigi is to process all
      --  declarations issuing any error messages (in partcicular those to
      --  do with rep clauses), and to back annotate representation info.

      Skip);
      --  Back end call is skipped (syntax only, or errors found)

   pragma Convention (C, Back_End_Mode_Type);
   for Back_End_Mode_Type use (0, 1, 2);

   procedure Call_Back_End (Mode : Back_End_Mode_Type);
   --  Call back end, i.e. make call to driver traversing the tree and
   --  outputting code. This call is made with all tables locked.
   --  The back end is responsible for unlocking any tables it may need
   --  to change, and locking them again before returning.

   procedure Scan_Compiler_Arguments;
   --  Acquires command-line parameters passed to the compiler and processes
   --  them. Calls Scan_Front_End_Switches for any front-end switches
   --  encountered.
   --
   --  The processing of arguments is private to the back end, since
   --  the way of acquiring the arguments as well as the set of allowable
   --  back end switches is different depending on the particular back end
   --  being used.
   --
   --  Any processed switches that influence the result of a compilation
   --  must be added to the Compilation_Arguments table.

end Back_End;