Implement a tool called link_limiter to impose a global restriction on how many

tools/win/link_limiter/build_link_limiter.py

Index: tools/win/link_limiter/build_link_limiter.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+# found in the LICENSE file.
+
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import tempfile
+
+
+def run_with_vsvars(cmd):
+  fd, filename = tempfile.mkstemp('.bat', text=True)
+  with os.fdopen(fd, "w") as f:
+    print >> f, '@echo off'
+    print >> f, r'call "%VS100COMNTOOLS%\vsvars32.bat"'
+    print >> f, cmd
+  try:
+    p = subprocess.Popen([filename], shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+        universal_newlines=True)
+    out, _ = p.communicate()
+    return p.returncode, out
+  finally:
+    os.unlink(filename)
+
+
+def get_vc_dir():
+  _, out = run_with_vsvars('echo VCINSTALLDIR=%VCINSTALLDIR%')
+  for line in out.splitlines():  # pylint: disable-msg=E1103
+    if line.startswith('VCINSTALLDIR='):
+      return line[len('VCINSTALLDIR='):]
+  return None
+
+
+def build(shimname, infile):
+  outfile = '%s_%s.exe' % (shimname, infile.split('.')[0])
+  shimexe = shimname + '.exe'
+  cpptime = os.path.getmtime(infile)
+  if not os.path.exists(outfile) or cpptime > os.path.getmtime(outfile):
+    print 'Building %s...' % outfile
+    rc, out = run_with_vsvars(
+        'cl /nologo /Ox /Zi /W4 /WX /D_UNICODE /DUNICODE'
+        ' /D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS /EHsc /DSHIM_EXE=L\\"%s\\"'
+        ' %s /link /out:%s' % (shimexe, infile, outfile))
+    if rc:
+      print out
+      print 'Failed to build %s' % outfile
+      sys.exit(1)
+  else:
+    print "%s already built" % outfile
+  fullpath = os.path.abspath(outfile)
+  print '%s shim built. Use with msbuild like: "/p:LinkToolExe=%s"' \
+      % (shimexe, fullpath)
+
+
+def main():
+  if sys.argv[-1] == 'clean':
+    basedir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+    extensions = set(".%s" % ext for ext in "exe obj ilk pdb".split())
+    for fname in os.listdir(basedir):
+      if os.path.splitext(fname)[1] in extensions:
+        print "removing %s" % fname
+        os.unlink(os.path.join(basedir, fname))
+    return 0
+
+  vcdir = os.environ.get('VCINSTALLDIR')
+  if not vcdir:
+    vcdir = get_vc_dir()
+    if not vcdir:
+      print "Couldn't get VCINSTALLDIR. Run vsvars32.bat?"
+      return 1
+    os.environ['PATH'] += (';' + os.path.join(vcdir, 'bin') +
+                           ';' + os.path.join(vcdir, r'..\Common7\IDE'))
+
+  # Switch to our own dir.
+  os.chdir(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+
+  # Verify that we can find link.exe.
+  link = os.path.join(vcdir, 'bin', 'link.exe')
+  if not os.path.exists(link):
+    print 'link.exe not found at %s' % link
+    return 1
+
+  build('link', 'limiter.cpp')
+  build('lib',  'limiter.cpp')
+
+  return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  sys.exit(main())