Macro/plugin cleanup

src/doc/trpl/plugins.md

@@ -39,6 +39,16 @@ If present, arguments passed as `#![plugin(foo(... args ...))]` are not
 interpreted by rustc itself.  They are provided to the plugin through the
 `Registry`'s [`args` method](../rustc/plugin/registry/struct.Registry.html#method.args).
 
+In the vast majority of cases, a plugin should *only* be used through
+`#![plugin]` and not through an `extern crate` item.  Linking a plugin would
+pull in all of libsyntax and librustc as dependencies of your crate.  This is
+generally unwanted unless you are building another plugin.  The
+`plugin_as_library` lint checks these guidelines.
+
+The usual practice is to put compiler plugins in their own crate, separate from
+any `macro_rules!` macros or ordinary Rust code meant to be used by consumers
+of a library.
+
 # Syntax extensions
 
 Plugins can extend Rust's syntax in various ways. One kind of syntax extension

src/librustc/lint/builtin.rs

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 //! a `pub fn new()`.
 use self::MethodContext::*;
 
-use metadata::csearch;
+use metadata::{csearch, decoder};
 use middle::def::*;
 use middle::subst::Substs;
 use middle::ty::{self, Ty};
@@ -1963,6 +1963,48 @@ impl LintPass for UnconditionalRecursion {
     }
 }
 
+declare_lint! {
+    PLUGIN_AS_LIBRARY,
+    Warn,
+    "compiler plugin used as ordinary library in non-plugin crate"
+}
+
+#[derive(Copy)]
+pub struct PluginAsLibrary;
+
+impl LintPass for PluginAsLibrary {
+    fn get_lints(&self) -> LintArray {
+        lint_array![PLUGIN_AS_LIBRARY]
+    }
+
+    fn check_item(&mut self, cx: &Context, it: &ast::Item) {
+        if cx.sess().plugin_registrar_fn.get().is_some() {
+            // We're compiling a plugin; it's fine to link other plugins.
+            return;
+        }
+
+        match it.node {
+            ast::ItemExternCrate(..) => (),
+            _ => return,
+        };
+
+        let md = match cx.sess().cstore.find_extern_mod_stmt_cnum(it.id) {
+            Some(cnum) => cx.sess().cstore.get_crate_data(cnum),
+            None => {
+                // Probably means we aren't linking the crate for some reason.
+                //
+                // Not sure if / when this could happen.
+                return;
+            }
+        };
+
+        if decoder::get_plugin_registrar_fn(md.data()).is_some() {
+            cx.span_lint(PLUGIN_AS_LIBRARY, it.span,
+                "compiler plugin used as an ordinary library");
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 declare_lint! {
     pub UNUSED_IMPORTS,
     Warn,

src/librustc/lint/context.rs

@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ impl LintStore {
                      Stability,
                      UnconditionalRecursion,
                      InvalidNoMangleItems,
+                     PluginAsLibrary,
         );
 
         add_builtin_with_new!(sess,

src/librustc/metadata/creader.rs

@@ -121,12 +121,10 @@ fn register_native_lib(sess: &Session,
     sess.cstore.add_used_library(name, kind);
 }
 
-pub struct PluginMetadata<'a> {
-    sess: &'a Session,
+// Extra info about a crate loaded for plugins or exported macros.
+struct ExtensionCrate {
     metadata: PMDSource,
     dylib: Option<Path>,
-    info: CrateInfo,
-    vi_span: Span,
     target_only: bool,
 }
 
@@ -451,21 +449,7 @@ impl<'a> CrateReader<'a> {
         }).collect()
     }
 
-    pub fn read_plugin_metadata<'b>(&'b mut self,
-                                    krate: CrateOrString<'b>) -> PluginMetadata<'b> {
-        let (info, span) = match krate {
-            CrateOrString::Krate(c) => {
-                (self.extract_crate_info(c).unwrap(), c.span)
-            }
-            CrateOrString::Str(sp, s) => {
-                (CrateInfo {
-                     name: s.to_string(),
-                     ident: s.to_string(),
-                     id: ast::DUMMY_NODE_ID,
-                     should_link: false,
-                 }, sp)
-            }
-        };
+    fn read_extension_crate(&mut self, span: Span, info: &CrateInfo) -> ExtensionCrate {
         let target_triple = &self.sess.opts.target_triple[];
         let is_cross = target_triple != config::host_triple();
         let mut should_link = info.should_link && !is_cross;
@@ -517,30 +501,21 @@ impl<'a> CrateReader<'a> {
             PMDSource::Owned(library.metadata)
         };
 
-        PluginMetadata {
-            sess: self.sess,
+        ExtensionCrate {
             metadata: metadata,
             dylib: dylib.map(|p| p.0),
-            info: info,
-            vi_span: span,
             target_only: target_only,
         }
     }
-}
 
-#[derive(Copy)]
-pub enum CrateOrString<'a> {
-    Krate(&'a ast::Item),
-    Str(Span, &'a str)
-}
+    /// Read exported macros.
+    pub fn read_exported_macros(&mut self, krate: &ast::Item) -> Vec<ast::MacroDef> {
+        let ci = self.extract_crate_info(krate).unwrap();
+        let ekrate = self.read_extension_crate(krate.span, &ci);
 
-impl<'a> PluginMetadata<'a> {
-    /// Read exported macros
-    pub fn exported_macros(&self) -> Vec<ast::MacroDef> {
-        let imported_from = Some(token::intern(&self.info.ident[]).ident());
-        let source_name = format!("<{} macros>", &self.info.ident[]);
+        let source_name = format!("<{} macros>", krate.ident);
         let mut macros = vec![];
-        decoder::each_exported_macro(self.metadata.as_slice(),
+        decoder::each_exported_macro(ekrate.metadata.as_slice(),
                                      &*self.sess.cstore.intr,
             |name, attrs, body| {
                 // NB: Don't use parse::parse_tts_from_source_str because it parses with
@@ -558,7 +533,7 @@ impl<'a> PluginMetadata<'a> {
                     attrs: attrs,
                     id: ast::DUMMY_NODE_ID,
                     span: span,
-                    imported_from: imported_from,
+                    imported_from: Some(krate.ident),
                     // overridden in plugin/load.rs
                     export: false,
                     use_locally: false,
@@ -572,28 +547,35 @@ impl<'a> PluginMetadata<'a> {
     }
 
     /// Look for a plugin registrar. Returns library path and symbol name.
-    pub fn plugin_registrar(&self) -> Option<(Path, String)> {
-        if self.target_only {
+    pub fn find_plugin_registrar(&mut self, span: Span, name: &str) -> Option<(Path, String)> {
+        let ekrate = self.read_extension_crate(span, &CrateInfo {
+             name: name.to_string(),
+             ident: name.to_string(),
+             id: ast::DUMMY_NODE_ID,
+             should_link: false,
+        });
+
+        if ekrate.target_only {
             // Need to abort before syntax expansion.
-            let message = format!("plugin crate `{}` is not available for triple `{}` \
+            let message = format!("plugin `{}` is not available for triple `{}` \
                                    (only found {})",
-                                  self.info.ident,
+                                  name,
                                   config::host_triple(),
                                   self.sess.opts.target_triple);
-            self.sess.span_err(self.vi_span, &message[]);
+            self.sess.span_err(span, &message[]);
             self.sess.abort_if_errors();
         }
 
-        let registrar = decoder::get_plugin_registrar_fn(self.metadata.as_slice())
-            .map(|id| decoder::get_symbol(self.metadata.as_slice(), id));
+        let registrar = decoder::get_plugin_registrar_fn(ekrate.metadata.as_slice())
+            .map(|id| decoder::get_symbol(ekrate.metadata.as_slice(), id));
 
-        match (self.dylib.as_ref(), registrar) {
+        match (ekrate.dylib.as_ref(), registrar) {
             (Some(dylib), Some(reg)) => Some((dylib.clone(), reg)),
             (None, Some(_)) => {
-                let message = format!("plugin crate `{}` only found in rlib format, \
+                let message = format!("plugin `{}` only found in rlib format, \
                                        but must be available in dylib format",
-                                       self.info.ident);
-                self.sess.span_err(self.vi_span, &message[]);
+                                       name);
+                self.sess.span_err(span, &message[]);
                 // No need to abort because the loading code will just ignore this
                 // empty dylib.
                 None