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+#include "tools.h"
+#include <ccan/talloc/talloc.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+/* Compile multiple object files into a single. Returns errmsg if fails. */
+char *link_objects(const void *ctx, const char *outfile, const char *objs)
+{
+ return run_command(ctx, "cc " CFLAGS " -c -o %s %s", outfile, objs);
+}
+
+/* Compile a single C file to an object file. Returns errmsg if fails. */
+char *compile_object(const void *ctx, const char *outfile, const char *cfile)
+{
+ return run_command(ctx, "cc " CFLAGS " -c -o %s %s", outfile, cfile);
+}
+
+/* Compile and link single C file, with object files.
+ * Returns name of result, or NULL (and fills in errmsg). */
+char *compile_and_link(const void *ctx, const char *cfile, const char *objs,
+ const char *extra_cflags, const char *libs,
+ char **errmsg)
+{
+ char *file = temp_file(ctx, "");
+
+ *errmsg = run_command(ctx, "cc " CFLAGS " %s -o %s %s %s %s",
+ extra_cflags, file, cfile, objs, libs);
+ if (*errmsg) {
+ talloc_free(file);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+ return file;
+}