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#!/usr/bin/perl
    eval 'exec /usr/bin/perl -S $0 ${1+"$@"}'
	if $running_under_some_shell;

BEGIN { pop @INC if $INC[-1] eq '.' }

use strict;

use Config;
use File::Path qw(mkpath);
use Getopt::Std;

# Make sure read permissions for all are set:
if (defined umask && (umask() & 0444)) {
    umask (umask() & ~0444);
}

getopts('Dd:rlhaQe');
use vars qw($opt_D $opt_d $opt_r $opt_l $opt_h $opt_a $opt_Q $opt_e);
die "-r and -a options are mutually exclusive\n" if ($opt_r and $opt_a);
my @inc_dirs = inc_dirs() if $opt_a;

my $Exit = 0;

my $Dest_dir = $opt_d || $Config{installsitearch};
die "Destination directory $Dest_dir doesn't exist or isn't a directory\n"
    unless -d $Dest_dir;

my @isatype = qw(
	char	uchar	u_char
	short	ushort	u_short
	int	uint	u_int
	long	ulong	u_long
	FILE	key_t	caddr_t
	float	double	size_t
);

my %isatype;
@isatype{@isatype} = (1) x @isatype;
my $inif = 0;
my %Is_converted;
my %bad_file = ();

@ARGV = ('-') unless @ARGV;

build_preamble_if_necessary();

sub reindent($) {
    my($text) = shift;
    $text =~ s/\n/\n    /g;
    $text =~ s/        /\t/g;
    $text;
}

my ($t, $tab, %curargs, $new, $eval_index, $dir, $name, $args, $outfile);
my ($incl, $incl_type, $incl_quote, $next);
while (defined (my $file = next_file())) {
    if (-l $file and -d $file) {
        link_if_possible($file) if ($opt_l);
        next;
    }

    # Recover from header files with unbalanced cpp directives
    $t = '';
    $tab = 0;

    # $eval_index goes into '#line' directives, to help locate syntax errors:
    $eval_index = 1;

    if ($file eq '-') {
	open(IN, "-");
	open(OUT, ">-");
    } else {
	($outfile = $file) =~ s/\.h$/.ph/ || next;
	print "$file -> $outfile\n" unless $opt_Q;
	if ($file =~ m|^(.*)/|) {
	    $dir = $1;
	    mkpath "$Dest_dir/$dir";
	}

	if ($opt_a) { # automagic mode:  locate header file in @inc_dirs
	    foreach (@inc_dirs) {
		chdir $_;
		last if -f $file;
	    }
	}

	open(IN, "<", "$file") || (($Exit = 1),(warn "Can't open $file: $!\n"),next);
	open(OUT, ">", "$Dest_dir/$outfile") || die "Can't create $outfile: $!\n";
    }

    print OUT
        "require '_h2ph_pre.ph';\n\n",
        "no warnings qw(redefine misc);\n\n";

    while (defined (local $_ = next_line($file))) {
	if (s/^\s*\#\s*//) {
	    if (s/^define\s+(\w+)//) {
		$name = $1;
		$new = '';
		s/\s+$//;
		s/\(\w+\s*\(\*\)\s*\(\w*\)\)\s*(-?\d+)/$1/; # (int (*)(foo_t))0
		if (s/^\(([\w,\s]*)\)//) {
		    $args = $1;
		    my $proto = '() ';
		    if ($args ne '') {
			$proto = '';
			foreach my $arg (split(/,\s*/,$args)) {
			    $arg =~ s/^\s*([^\s].*[^\s])\s*$/$1/;
			    $curargs{$arg} = 1;
			}
			$args =~ s/\b(\w)/\$$1/g;
			$args = "my($args) = \@_;\n$t    ";
		    }
		    s/^\s+//;
		    expr();
		    $new =~ s/(["\\])/\\$1/g;       #"]);
		    EMIT($proto);
		} else {
		    s/^\s+//;
		    expr();

		    $new = 1 if $new eq '';

		    # Shunt around such directives as '#define FOO FOO':
		    next if $new =~ /^\s*&\Q$name\E\s*\z/;

		    $new = reindent($new);
		    $args = reindent($args);
		    $new =~ s/(['\\])/\\$1/g;        #']);

	    	    print OUT $t, 'eval ';
		    if ($opt_h) {
			print OUT "\"\\n#line $eval_index $outfile\\n\" . ";
			$eval_index++;
		    }
		    print OUT "'sub $name () {$new;}' unless defined(&$name);\n";
		}
	    } elsif (/^(include|import|include_next)\s*([<\"])(.*)[>\"]/) {
                $incl_type = $1;
                $incl_quote = $2;
                $incl = $3;
                if (($incl_type eq 'include_next') ||
                    ($opt_e && exists($bad_file{$incl}))) {
                    $incl =~ s/\.h$/.ph/;
		print OUT ($t,
			   "eval {\n");
                $tab += 4;
                $t = "\t" x ($tab / 8) . ' ' x ($tab % 8);
                    print OUT ($t, "my(\@REM);\n");
                    if ($incl_type eq 'include_next') {
		print OUT ($t,
			   "my(\%INCD) = map { \$INC{\$_} => 1 } ",
			           "(grep { \$_ eq \"$incl\" } ",
                                   "keys(\%INC));\n");
		print OUT ($t,
			           "\@REM = map { \"\$_/$incl\" } ",
			   "(grep { not exists(\$INCD{\"\$_/$incl\"})",
			           " and -f \"\$_/$incl\" } \@INC);\n");
                    } else {
                        print OUT ($t,
                                   "\@REM = map { \"\$_/$incl\" } ",
                                   "(grep {-r \"\$_/$incl\" } \@INC);\n");
                    }
		print OUT ($t,
			   "require \"\$REM[0]\" if \@REM;\n");
                $tab -= 4;
                $t = "\t" x ($tab / 8) . ' ' x ($tab % 8);
                print OUT ($t,
			   "};\n");
		print OUT ($t,
			   "warn(\$\@) if \$\@;\n");
                } else {
                    $incl =~ s/\.h$/.ph/;
                    # copy the prefix in the quote syntax (#include "x.h") case
                    if ($incl !~ m|/| && $incl_quote eq q{"} && $file =~ m|^(.*)/|) {
                        $incl = "$1/$incl";
                    }
		    print OUT $t,"require '$incl';\n";
                }
	    } elsif (/^ifdef\s+(\w+)/) {
		print OUT $t,"if(defined(&$1)) {\n";
		$tab += 4;
		$t = "\t" x ($tab / 8) . ' ' x ($tab % 8);
	    } elsif (/^ifndef\s+(\w+)/) {
		print OUT $t,"unless(defined(&$1)) {\n";
		$tab += 4;
		$t = "\t" x ($tab / 8) . ' ' x ($tab % 8);
	    } elsif (s/^if\s+//) {
		$new = '';
		$inif = 1;
		expr();
		$inif = 0;
		print OUT $t,"if($new) {\n";
		$tab += 4;
		$t = "\t" x ($tab / 8) . ' ' x ($tab % 8);
	    } elsif (s/^elif\s+//) {
		$new = '';
		$inif = 1;
		expr();
		$inif = 0;
		$tab -= 4;
		$t = "\t" x ($tab / 8) . ' ' x ($tab % 8);
		print OUT $t,"}\n elsif($new) {\n";
		$tab += 4;
		$t = "\t" x ($tab / 8) . ' ' x ($tab % 8);
	    } elsif (/^else/) {
		$tab -= 4;
		$t = "\t" x ($tab / 8) . ' ' x ($tab % 8);
		print OUT $t,"} else {\n";
		$tab += 4;
		$t = "\t" x ($tab / 8) . ' ' x ($tab % 8);
	    } elsif (/^endif/) {
		$tab -= 4;
		$t = "\t" x ($tab / 8) . ' ' x ($tab % 8);
		print OUT $t,"}\n";
	    } elsif(/^undef\s+(\w+)/) {
		print OUT $t, "undef(&$1) if defined(&$1);\n";
	    } elsif(/^error\s+(".*")/) {
		print OUT $t, "die($1);\n";
	    } elsif(/^error\s+(.*)/) {
		print OUT $t, "die(\"", quotemeta($1), "\");\n";
	    } elsif(/^warning\s+(.*)/) {
		print OUT $t, "warn(\"", quotemeta($1), "\");\n";
	    } elsif(/^ident\s+(.*)/) {
		print OUT $t, "# $1\n";
	    }
	} elsif (/^\s*(typedef\s*)?enum\s*(\s+[a-zA-Z_]\w*\s*)?/) { # { for vi
	    until(/\{[^}]*\}.*;/ || /;/) {
		last unless defined ($next = next_line($file));
		chomp $next;
		# drop "#define FOO FOO" in enums
		$next =~ s/^\s*#\s*define\s+(\w+)\s+\1\s*$//;
		# #defines in enums (aliases)
		$next =~ s/^\s*#\s*define\s+(\w+)\s+(\w+)\s*$/$1 = $2,/;
		$_ .= $next;
		print OUT "# $next\n" if $opt_D;
	    }
	    s/#\s*if.*?#\s*endif//g; # drop #ifdefs
	    s@/\*.*?\*/@@g;
	    s/\s+/ /g;
	    next unless /^\s?(typedef\s?)?enum\s?([a-zA-Z_]\w*)?\s?\{(.*)\}\s?([a-zA-Z_]\w*)?\s?;/;
	    (my $enum_subs = $3) =~ s/\s//g;
	    my @enum_subs = split(/,/, $enum_subs);
	    my $enum_val = -1;
	    foreach my $enum (@enum_subs) {
		my ($enum_name, $enum_value) = $enum =~ /^([a-zA-Z_]\w*)(=.+)?$/;
		$enum_name or next;
		$enum_value =~ s/^=//;
		$enum_val = (length($enum_value) ? $enum_value : $enum_val + 1);
		if ($opt_h) {
		    print OUT ($t,
			       "eval(\"\\n#line $eval_index $outfile\\n",
			       "sub $enum_name () \{ $enum_val; \}\") ",
			       "unless defined(\&$enum_name);\n");
		    ++ $eval_index;
		} else {
		    print OUT ($t,
			       "eval(\"sub $enum_name () \{ $enum_val; \}\") ",
			       "unless defined(\&$enum_name);\n");
		}
	    }
	} elsif (/^(?:__extension__\s+)?(?:extern|static)\s+(?:__)?inline(?:__)?\s+/
	    and !/;\s*$/ and !/{\s*}\s*$/)
	{ # { for vi
	    # This is a hack to parse the inline functions in the glibc headers.
	    # Warning: massive kludge ahead. We suppose inline functions
	    # are mainly constructed like macros.
	    while (1) {
		last unless defined ($next = next_line($file));
		chomp $next;
		undef $_, last if $next =~ /__THROW\s*;/
			       or $next =~ /^(__extension__|extern|static)\b/;
		$_ .= " $next";
		print OUT "# $next\n" if $opt_D;
		last if $next =~ /^}|^{.*}\s*$/;
	    }
	    next if not defined; # because it's only a prototype
	    s/\b(__extension__|extern|static|(?:__)?inline(?:__)?)\b//g;
	    # violently drop #ifdefs
	    s/#\s*if.*?#\s*endif//g
		and print OUT "# some #ifdef were dropped here -- fill in the blanks\n";
	    if (s/^(?:\w|\s|\*)*\s(\w+)\s*//) {
		$name = $1;
	    } else {
		warn "name not found"; next; # shouldn't occur...
	    }
	    my @args;
	    if (s/^\(([^()]*)\)\s*(\w+\s*)*//) {
		for my $arg (split /,/, $1) {
		    if ($arg =~ /(\w+)\s*$/) {
			$curargs{$1} = 1;
			push @args, $1;
		    }
		}
	    }
	    $args = (
		@args
		? "my(" . (join ',', map "\$$_", @args) . ") = \@_;\n$t    "
		: ""
	    );
	    my $proto = @args ? '' : '() ';
	    $new = '';
	    s/\breturn\b//g; # "return" doesn't occur in macros usually...
	    expr();
	    # try to find and perlify local C variables
	    our @local_variables = (); # needs to be a our(): (?{...}) bug workaround
	    {
		use re "eval";
		my $typelist = join '|', keys %isatype;
		$new =~ s['
		  (?:(?:__)?const(?:__)?\s+)?
		  (?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?
		  (?:long\s+)?
		  (?:$typelist)\s+
		  (\w+)
		  (?{ push @local_variables, $1 })
		  ']
		 [my \$$1]gx;
		$new =~ s['
		  (?:(?:__)?const(?:__)?\s+)?
		  (?:(?:un)?signed\s+)?
		  (?:long\s+)?
		  (?:$typelist)\s+
		  ' \s+ &(\w+) \s* ;
		  (?{ push @local_variables, $1 })
		  ]
		 [my \$$1;]gx;
	     }
	    $new =~ s/&$_\b/\$$_/g for @local_variables;
	    $new =~ s/(["\\])/\\$1/g;       #"]);
	    # now that's almost like a macro (we hope)
	    EMIT($proto);
	}
    }
    $Is_converted{$file} = 1;
    if ($opt_e && exists($bad_file{$file})) {
        unlink($Dest_dir . '/' . $outfile);
        $next = '';
    } else {
        print OUT "1;\n";
	queue_includes_from($file) if $opt_a;
    }
}

if ($opt_e && (scalar(keys %bad_file) > 0)) {
    warn "Was unable to convert the following files:\n";
    warn "\t" . join("\n\t",sort(keys %bad_file)) . "\n";
}

exit $Exit;

sub EMIT {
    my $proto = shift;

    $new = reindent($new);
    $args = reindent($args);
    if ($t ne '') {
    $new =~ s/(['\\])/\\$1/g;   #']);
    if ($opt_h) {
        print OUT $t,
                    "eval \"\\n#line $eval_index $outfile\\n\" . 'sub $name $proto\{\n$t    ${args}eval q($new);\n$t}' unless defined(\&$name);\n";
                    $eval_index++;
    } else {
        print OUT $t,
                    "eval 'sub $name $proto\{\n$t    ${args}eval q($new);\n$t}' unless defined(\&$name);\n";
    }
    } else {
              print OUT "unless(defined(\&$name)) {\n    sub $name $proto\{\n\t${args}eval q($new);\n    }\n}\n";
    }
    %curargs = ();
    return;
}

sub expr {
    if (/\b__asm__\b/) {	# freak out
	$new = '"(assembly code)"';
	return
    }
    my $joined_args;
    if(keys(%curargs)) {
	$joined_args = join('|', keys(%curargs));
    }
    while ($_ ne '') {
	s/^\&\&// && do { $new .= " &&"; next;}; # handle && operator
	s/^\&([\(a-z\)]+)/$1/i;	# hack for things that take the address of
	s/^(\s+)//		&& do {$new .= ' '; next;};
	s/^0X([0-9A-F]+)[UL]*//i
	    && do {my $hex = $1;
		   $hex =~ s/^0+//;
		   if (length $hex > 8 && !$Config{use64bitint}) {
		       # Croak if nv_preserves_uv_bits < 64 ?
		       $new .=         hex(substr($hex, -8)) +
			       2**32 * hex(substr($hex,  0, -8));
		       # The above will produce "erroneous" code
		       # if the hex constant was e.g. inside UINT64_C
		       # macro, but then again, h2ph is an approximation.
		   } else {
		       $new .= lc("0x$hex");
		   }
		   next;};
	s/^(-?\d+\.\d+E[-+]?\d+)[FL]?//i	&& do {$new .= $1; next;};
	s/^(\d+)\s*[LU]*//i	&& do {$new .= $1; next;};
	s/^("(\\"|[^"])*")//	&& do {$new .= $1; next;};
	s/^'((\\"|[^"])*)'//	&& do {
	    if ($curargs{$1}) {
		$new .= "ord('\$$1')";
	    } else {
		$new .= "ord('$1')";
	    }
	    next;
	};
        # replace "sizeof(foo)" with "{foo}"
        # also, remove * (C dereference operator) to avoid perl syntax
        # problems.  Where the %sizeof array comes from is anyone's
        # guess (c2ph?), but this at least avoids fatal syntax errors.
        # Behavior is undefined if sizeof() delimiters are unbalanced.
        # This code was modified to able to handle constructs like this:
        #   sizeof(*(p)), which appear in the HP-UX 10.01 header files.
        s/^sizeof\s*\(// && do {
            $new .= '$sizeof';
            my $lvl = 1;  # already saw one open paren
            # tack { on the front, and skip it in the loop
            $_ = "{" . "$_";
            my $index = 1;
            # find balanced closing paren
            while ($index <= length($_) && $lvl > 0) {
                $lvl++ if substr($_, $index, 1) eq "(";
                $lvl-- if substr($_, $index, 1) eq ")";
                $index++;
            }
            # tack } on the end, replacing )
            substr($_, $index - 1, 1) = "}";
            # remove pesky * operators within the sizeof argument
            substr($_, 0, $index - 1) =~ s/\*//g;
            next;
        };
	# Eliminate typedefs
	/\(([\w\s]+)[\*\s]*\)\s*[\w\(]/ && do {
	    my $doit = 1;
	    foreach (split /\s+/, $1) {  # Make sure all the words are types,
	        unless($isatype{$_} or $_ eq 'struct' or $_ eq 'union'){
		    $doit = 0;
		    last;
		}
	    }
	    if( $doit ){
		s/\([\w\s]+[\*\s]*\)// && next;      # then eliminate them.
	    }
	};
	# struct/union member, including arrays:
	s/^([_A-Z]\w*(\[[^\]]+\])?((\.|->)[_A-Z]\w*(\[[^\]]+\])?)+)//i && do {
	    my $id = $1;
	    $id =~ s/(\.|(->))([^\.\-]*)/->\{$3\}/g;
	    $id =~ s/\b([^\$])($joined_args)/$1\$$2/g if length($joined_args);
	    while($id =~ /\[\s*([^\$\&\d\]]+)\]/) {
		my($index) = $1;
		$index =~ s/\s//g;
		if(exists($curargs{$index})) {
		    $index = "\$$index";
		} else {
		    $index = "&$index";
		}
		$id =~ s/\[\s*([^\$\&\d\]]+)\]/[$index]/;
	    }
	    $new .= " (\$$id)";
	};
	s/^([_a-zA-Z]\w*)//	&& do {
	    my $id = $1;
	    if ($id eq 'struct' || $id eq 'union') {
		s/^\s+(\w+)//;
		$id .= ' ' . $1;
		$isatype{$id} = 1;
	    } elsif ($id =~ /^((un)?signed)|(long)|(short)$/) {
		while (s/^\s+(\w+)//) { $id .= ' ' . $1; }
		$isatype{$id} = 1;
	    }
	    if ($curargs{$id}) {
		$new .= "\$$id";
		$new .= '->' if /^[\[\{]/;
	    } elsif ($id eq 'defined') {
		$new .= 'defined';
	    } elsif (/^\s*\(/) {
		s/^\s*\((\w),/("$1",/ if $id =~ /^_IO[WR]*$/i;	# cheat
		$new .= " &$id";
	    } elsif ($isatype{$id}) {
		if ($new =~ /\{\s*$/) {
		    $new .= "'$id'";
		} elsif ($new =~ /\(\s*$/ && /^[\s*]*\)/) {
		    $new =~ s/\(\s*$//;
		    s/^[\s*]*\)//;
		} else {
		    $new .= q(').$id.q(');
		}
	    } else {
		if ($inif) {
		    if ($new =~ /defined\s*$/) {
			$new .= '(&' . $id . ')';
		    } elsif ($new =~ /defined\s*\($/) {
			$new .= '&' . $id;
		    } else {
			$new .= '(defined(&' . $id . ') ? &' . $id . ' : undef)';
		    }
		} elsif (/^\[/) {
		    $new .= " \$$id";
		} else {
		    $new .= ' &' . $id;
		}
	    }
	    next;
	};
	s/^(.)// && do { if ($1 ne '#') { $new .= $1; } next;};
    }
}


sub next_line
{
    my $file = shift;
    my ($in, $out);
    my $pre_sub_tri_graphs = 1;

    READ: while (not eof IN) {
        $in  .= <IN>;
        chomp $in;
        next unless length $in;

        while (length $in) {
            if ($pre_sub_tri_graphs) {
                # Preprocess all tri-graphs
                # including things stuck in quoted string constants.
                $in =~ s/\?\?=/#/g;                         # | ??=|  #|
                $in =~ s/\?\?\!/|/g;                        # | ??!|  ||
                $in =~ s/\?\?'/^/g;                         # | ??'|  ^|
                $in =~ s/\?\?\(/[/g;                        # | ??(|  [|
                $in =~ s/\?\?\)/]/g;                        # | ??)|  ]|
                $in =~ s/\?\?\-/~/g;                        # | ??-|  ~|
                $in =~ s/\?\?\//\\/g;                       # | ??/|  \|
                $in =~ s/\?\?</{/g;                         # | ??<|  {|
                $in =~ s/\?\?>/}/g;                         # | ??>|  }|
            }
	    if ($in =~ /^\#ifdef __LANGUAGE_PASCAL__/) {
		# Tru64 disassembler.h evilness: mixed C and Pascal.
		while (<IN>) {
		    last if /^\#endif/;
		}
		$in = "";
		next READ;
	    }
	    if ($in =~ /^extern inline / && # Inlined assembler.
		$^O eq 'linux' && $file =~ m!(?:^|/)asm/[^/]+\.h$!) {
		while (<IN>) {
		    last if /^}/;
		}
		$in = "";
		next READ;
	    }
            if ($in =~ s/\\$//) {                           # \-newline
                $out    .= ' ';
                next READ;
            } elsif ($in =~ s/^([^"'\\\/]+)//) {            # Passthrough
                $out    .= $1;
            } elsif ($in =~ s/^(\\.)//) {                   # \...
                $out    .= $1;
            } elsif ($in =~ /^'/) {                         # '...
                if ($in =~ s/^('(\\.|[^'\\])*')//) {
                    $out    .= $1;
                } else {
                    next READ;
                }
            } elsif ($in =~ /^"/) {                         # "...
                if ($in =~ s/^("(\\.|[^"\\])*")//) {
                    $out    .= $1;
                } else {
                    next READ;
                }
            } elsif ($in =~ s/^\/\/.*//) {                  # //...
                # fall through
            } elsif ($in =~ m/^\/\*/) {                     # /*...
                # C comment removal adapted from perlfaq6:
                if ($in =~ s/^\/\*[^*]*\*+([^\/*][^*]*\*+)*\///) {
                    $out    .= ' ';
                } else {                                    # Incomplete /* */
                    next READ;
                }
            } elsif ($in =~ s/^(\/)//) {                    # /...
                $out    .= $1;
            } elsif ($in =~ s/^([^\'\"\\\/]+)//) {
                $out    .= $1;
            } elsif ($^O eq 'linux' &&
                     $file =~ m!(?:^|/)linux/byteorder/pdp_endian\.h$! &&
                     $in   =~ s!\'T KNOW!!) {
                $out    =~ s!I DON$!I_DO_NOT_KNOW!;
            } else {
                if ($opt_e) {
                    warn "Cannot parse $file:\n$in\n";
                    $bad_file{$file} = 1;
                    $in = '';
                    $out = undef;
                    last READ;
                } else {
		die "Cannot parse:\n$in\n";
                }
            }
        }

        last READ if $out =~ /\S/;
    }

    return $out;
}


# Handle recursive subdirectories without getting a grotesquely big stack.
# Could this be implemented using File::Find?
sub next_file
{
    my $file;

    while (@ARGV) {
        $file = shift @ARGV;

        if ($file eq '-' or -f $file or -l $file) {
            return $file;
        } elsif (-d $file) {
            if ($opt_r) {
                expand_glob($file);
            } else {
                print STDERR "Skipping directory '$file'\n";
            }
        } elsif ($opt_a) {
            return $file;
        } else {
            print STDERR "Skipping '$file':  not a file or directory\n";
        }
    }

    return undef;
}


# Put all the files in $directory into @ARGV for processing.
sub expand_glob
{
    my ($directory)  = @_;

    $directory =~ s:/$::;

    opendir DIR, $directory;
        foreach (readdir DIR) {
            next if ($_ eq '.' or $_ eq '..');

            # expand_glob() is going to be called until $ARGV[0] isn't a
            # directory; so push directories, and unshift everything else.
            if (-d "$directory/$_") { push    @ARGV, "$directory/$_" }
            else                    { unshift @ARGV, "$directory/$_" }
        }
    closedir DIR;
}


# Given $file, a symbolic link to a directory in the C include directory,
# make an equivalent symbolic link in $Dest_dir, if we can figure out how.
# Otherwise, just duplicate the file or directory.
sub link_if_possible
{
    my ($dirlink)  = @_;
    my $target  = eval 'readlink($dirlink)';

    if ($target =~ m:^\.\./: or $target =~ m:^/:) {
        # The target of a parent or absolute link could leave the $Dest_dir
        # hierarchy, so let's put all of the contents of $dirlink (actually,
        # the contents of $target) into @ARGV; as a side effect down the
        # line, $dirlink will get created as an _actual_ directory.
        expand_glob($dirlink);
    } else {
        if (-l "$Dest_dir/$dirlink") {
            unlink "$Dest_dir/$dirlink" or
                print STDERR "Could not remove link $Dest_dir/$dirlink:  $!\n";
        }

        if (eval 'symlink($target, "$Dest_dir/$dirlink")') {
            print "Linking $target -> $Dest_dir/$dirlink\n";

            # Make sure that the link _links_ to something:
            if (! -e "$Dest_dir/$target") {
                mkpath("$Dest_dir/$target", 0755) or
                    print STDERR "Could not create $Dest_dir/$target/\n";
            }
        } else {
            print STDERR "Could not symlink $target -> $Dest_dir/$dirlink:  $!\n";
        }
    }
}


# Push all #included files in $file onto our stack, except for STDIN
# and files we've already processed.
sub queue_includes_from
{
    my ($file)    = @_;
    my $line;

    return if ($file eq "-");

    open HEADER, "<", $file or return;
        while (defined($line = <HEADER>)) {
            while (/\\$/) { # Handle continuation lines
                chop $line;
                $line .= <HEADER>;
            }

            if ($line =~ /^#\s*include\s+([<"])(.*?)[>"]/) {
                my ($delimiter, $new_file) = ($1, $2);
                # copy the prefix in the quote syntax (#include "x.h") case
                if ($delimiter eq q{"} && $file =~ m|^(.*)/|) {
                    $new_file = "$1/$new_file";
                }
                push(@ARGV, $new_file) unless $Is_converted{$new_file};
            }
        }
    close HEADER;
}


# Determine include directories; $Config{usrinc} should be enough for (all
# non-GCC?) C compilers, but gcc uses additional include directories.
sub inc_dirs
{
    my $from_gcc   = `LC_ALL=C $Config{cc} -v -E - < /dev/null 2>&1 | awk '/^#include/, /^End of search list/' | grep '^ '`;
    length($from_gcc) ? (split(' ', $from_gcc), $Config{usrinc}) : ($Config{usrinc});
}


# Create "_h2ph_pre.ph", if it doesn't exist or was built by a different
# version of h2ph.
sub build_preamble_if_necessary
{
    # Increment $VERSION every time this function is modified:
    my $VERSION     = 4;
    my $preamble    = "$Dest_dir/_h2ph_pre.ph";

    # Can we skip building the preamble file?
    if (-r $preamble) {
        # Extract version number from first line of preamble:
        open  PREAMBLE, "<", $preamble or die "Cannot open $preamble:  $!";
            my $line = <PREAMBLE>;
            $line =~ /(\b\d+\b)/;
        close PREAMBLE            or die "Cannot close $preamble:  $!";

        # Don't build preamble if a compatible preamble exists:
        return if $1 == $VERSION;
    }

    my (%define) = _extract_cc_defines();

    open  PREAMBLE, ">", $preamble or die "Cannot open $preamble:  $!";
	print PREAMBLE "# This file was created by h2ph version $VERSION\n";
        # Prevent non-portable hex constants from warning.
        #
        # We still produce an overflow warning if we can't represent
        # a hex constant as an integer.
        print PREAMBLE "no warnings qw(portable);\n";

	foreach (sort keys %define) {
	    if ($opt_D) {
		print PREAMBLE "# $_=$define{$_}\n";
	    }
	    if ($define{$_} =~ /^\((.*)\)$/) {
		# parenthesized value:  d=(v)
		$define{$_} = $1;
	    }
	    if (/^(\w+)\((\w)\)$/) {
		my($macro, $arg) = ($1, $2);
		my $def = $define{$_};
		$def =~ s/$arg/\$\{$arg\}/g;
		print PREAMBLE <<DEFINE;
unless (defined &$macro) { sub $macro(\$) { my (\$$arg) = \@_; \"$def\" } }

DEFINE
	    } elsif
		($define{$_} =~ /^([+-]?(\d+)?\.\d+([eE][+-]?\d+)?)[FL]?$/) {
		# float:
		print PREAMBLE
		    "unless (defined &$_) { sub $_() { $1 } }\n\n";
	    } elsif ($define{$_} =~ /^([+-]?\d+)U?L{0,2}$/i) {
		# integer:
		print PREAMBLE
		    "unless (defined &$_) { sub $_() { $1 } }\n\n";
            } elsif ($define{$_} =~ /^([+-]?0x[\da-f]+)U?L{0,2}$/i) {
                # hex integer
                # Special cased, since perl warns on hex integers
                # that can't be represented in a UV.
                #
                # This way we get the warning at time of use, so the user
                # only gets the warning if they happen to use this
                # platform-specific definition.
                my $code = $1;
                $code = "hex('$code')" if length $code > 10;
                print PREAMBLE
                    "unless (defined &$_) { sub $_() { $code } }\n\n";
	    } elsif ($define{$_} =~ /^\w+$/) {
		my $def = $define{$_};
		if ($isatype{$def}) {
		  print PREAMBLE
		    "unless (defined &$_) { sub $_() { \"$def\" } }\n\n";
		} else {
		  print PREAMBLE
		    "unless (defined &$_) { sub $_() { &$def } }\n\n";
	        }
	    } else {
		print PREAMBLE
		    "unless (defined &$_) { sub $_() { \"",
		    quotemeta($define{$_}), "\" } }\n\n";
	    }
	}
	print PREAMBLE "\n1;\n";  # avoid 'did not return a true value' when empty
    close PREAMBLE               or die "Cannot close $preamble:  $!";
}


# %Config contains information on macros that are pre-defined by the
# system's compiler.  We need this information to make the .ph files
# function with perl as the .h files do with cc.
sub _extract_cc_defines
{
    my %define;
    my $allsymbols  = join " ",
	@Config{'ccsymbols', 'cppsymbols', 'cppccsymbols'};

    # Split compiler pre-definitions into 'key=value' pairs:
    while ($allsymbols =~ /([^\s]+)=((\\\s|[^\s])+)/g) {
	$define{$1} = $2;
	if ($opt_D) {
	    print STDERR "$_:  $1 -> $2\n";
	}
    }

    return %define;
}


1;

##############################################################################
__END__

=head1 NAME

h2ph - convert .h C header files to .ph Perl header files

=head1 SYNOPSIS

B<h2ph [-d destination directory] [-r | -a] [-l] [-h] [-e] [-D] [-Q]
[headerfiles]>

=head1 DESCRIPTION

I<h2ph>
converts any C header files specified to the corresponding Perl header file
format.
It is most easily run while in /usr/include:

	cd /usr/include; h2ph * sys/*

or

	cd /usr/include; h2ph * sys/* arpa/* netinet/*

or

	cd /usr/include; h2ph -r -l .

The output files are placed in the hierarchy rooted at Perl's
architecture dependent library directory.  You can specify a different
hierarchy with a B<-d> switch.

If run with no arguments, filters standard input to standard output.

=head1 OPTIONS

=over 4

=item -d destination_dir

Put the resulting B<.ph> files beneath B<destination_dir>, instead of
beneath the default Perl library location (C<$Config{'installsitearch'}>).

=item -r

Run recursively; if any of B<headerfiles> are directories, then run I<h2ph>
on all files in those directories (and their subdirectories, etc.).  B<-r>
and B<-a> are mutually exclusive.

=item -a

Run automagically; convert B<headerfiles>, as well as any B<.h> files
which they include.  This option will search for B<.h> files in all
directories which your C compiler ordinarily uses.  B<-a> and B<-r> are
mutually exclusive.

=item -l

Symbolic links will be replicated in the destination directory.  If B<-l>
is not specified, then links are skipped over.

=item -h

Put 'hints' in the .ph files which will help in locating problems with
I<h2ph>.  In those cases when you B<require> a B<.ph> file containing syntax
errors, instead of the cryptic

	[ some error condition ] at (eval mmm) line nnn

you will see the slightly more helpful

	[ some error condition ] at filename.ph line nnn

However, the B<.ph> files almost double in size when built using B<-h>.

=item -e

If an error is encountered during conversion, output file will be removed and
a warning emitted instead of terminating the conversion immediately.

=item -D

Include the code from the B<.h> file as a comment in the B<.ph> file.
This is primarily used for debugging I<h2ph>.

=item -Q

'Quiet' mode; don't print out the names of the files being converted.

=back

=head1 ENVIRONMENT

No environment variables are used.

=head1 FILES

 /usr/include/*.h
 /usr/include/sys/*.h

etc.

=head1 AUTHOR

Larry Wall

=head1 SEE ALSO

perl(1)

=head1 DIAGNOSTICS

The usual warnings if it can't read or write the files involved.

=head1 BUGS

Doesn't construct the %sizeof array for you.

It doesn't handle all C constructs, but it does attempt to isolate
definitions inside evals so that you can get at the definitions
that it can translate.

It's only intended as a rough tool.
You may need to dicker with the files produced.

You have to run this program by hand; it's not run as part of the Perl
installation.

Doesn't handle complicated expressions built piecemeal, a la:

    enum {
	FIRST_VALUE,
	SECOND_VALUE,
    #ifdef ABC
	THIRD_VALUE
    #endif
    };

Doesn't necessarily locate all of your C compiler's internally-defined
symbols.

=cut

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The Future of AI Agents: Advancements and Emerging Trends

The Future of AI Agents: Advancements and Emerging Trends

AI & Analytics, AI Agents, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning / AI, Technology, Trends

An AI agent is a software entity designed to perceive its environment and take actions to achieve specific goals or objectives. It is an integral concept in the field of artificial intelligence and forms the basis for developing intelligent systems.

An AI agent is a software entity designed to perceive its environment and take actions to achieve specific goals or objectives. It is an integral concept in the field of artificial intelligence and forms the basis for developing intelligent systems.

 

AI agents are inspired by the behavior of intelligent beings and are designed to exhibit autonomous decision-making and problem-solving capabilities. These agents interact with their environment through sensors and actuators, allowing them to receive information from the environment and perform actions to affect it.

Advancements and the Future of AI Agents

Advancements in AI agents have been rapidly evolving, driven by technological advancements, research breakthroughs, and increasing practical applications. Here are some notable advancements related to AI agents:

  1. Deep Reinforcement Learning: Deep reinforcement learning combines deep neural networks with reinforcement learning techniques. This approach has achieved significant advancements in areas such as game playing and robotics. For example, AlphaGo, developed by DeepMind, defeated the world champion Go player, demonstrating the power of AI agents trained through reinforcement learning.
  2. Transfer Learning: Transfer learning enables AI agents to leverage knowledge learned from one task to improve performance on another related task. This has been particularly useful in scenarios where acquiring large amounts of task-specific training data is challenging. Transfer learning has accelerated progress in areas like image recognition, natural language processing, and speech recognition.
  3. Multi-Agent Systems: Multi-agent systems involve multiple AI agents interacting and collaborating to achieve common goals. Advancements in this area have led to applications such as autonomous vehicles coordinating traffic, swarm robotics, and decentralized optimization. Researchers are exploring techniques to enable effective communication, cooperation, and coordination among multiple agents.
  4. Explainable AI: Explainable AI focuses on developing AI agents that can provide understandable explanations for their decisions and actions. This is crucial for building trust, understanding biases, and ensuring ethical AI systems. Techniques such as rule-based reasoning, interpretable machine learning models, and natural language generation are being used to enhance the explainability of AI agents.
  5. Meta-Learning: Meta-learning, also known as learning to learn, involves training AI agents to learn new tasks or adapt quickly to new environments. Meta-learning algorithms can optimize the learning process itself, enabling agents to acquire new skills faster and more efficiently. This is particularly useful in dynamic and changing environments where agents need to adapt rapidly.
  6. Human-AI Collaboration: Advancements in AI agents have focused on enabling effective collaboration between humans and AI systems. AI agents can assist humans in decision-making, provide suggestions, and augment human capabilities in various domains. Research is being conducted to improve human-AI interaction through natural language interfaces, explainable AI, and personalized assistance.
  7. Edge Computing and IoT: With the proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, AI agents are being deployed at the edge of networks, closer to where data is generated. This reduces latency, enhances privacy, and enables real-time decision-making. AI agents at the edge can analyze data locally, make autonomous decisions, and interact with other agents in a distributed manner.

These advancements highlight the progress made in AI agent technology, making them more capable, adaptable, and useful in a wide range of domains. The ongoing research and development in this field continue to push the boundaries of what AI agents can achieve, opening up new possibilities for intelligent systems.

    Emerging Trends

    Emerging trends related to the future AI agents are shaping the future of intelligent systems and their capabilities. Here are some noteworthy trends to consider:

    1. Ethical AI Agents: There is a growing emphasis on developing AI agents that adhere to ethical principles and societal values. This includes addressing biases, ensuring fairness, transparency, and accountability in AI decision-making. Researchers are actively exploring ways to imbue AI agents with ethical frameworks, enabling them to make responsible and unbiased decisions.
    2. Federated Learning: Federated learning is an emerging approach that allows AI agents to collaboratively learn from decentralized data sources without sharing raw data. This privacy-preserving technique is particularly relevant in domains with sensitive data, such as healthcare. AI agents learn locally on individual devices and share only aggregated model updates, maintaining data privacy while benefiting from collective intelligence.
    3. Swarm Intelligence: Inspired by collective behavior observed in natural systems like ant colonies and flocking birds, swarm intelligence focuses on developing AI agents that can collaborate and coordinate as a collective. These agents work together to solve complex problems, optimize resource allocation, and adapt to dynamic environments. Swarm robotics and swarm optimization algorithms are examples of this trend.
    4. Cognitive Architectures: Cognitive architectures aim to build AI agents that mimic human cognitive abilities, such as perception, attention, memory, and reasoning. These architectures enable agents to have more human-like intelligence, allowing them to understand context, reason in complex scenarios, and adapt to changing situations. This trend is advancing the development of cognitive agents in various domains.
    5. Lifelong Learning: Lifelong learning refers to AI agents’ ability to continuously acquire knowledge and improve their performance over an extended period. Rather than being trained for specific tasks, lifelong learning agents can learn from a stream of diverse data and adapt to new tasks and environments. This trend enables AI agents to become more versatile and adaptable to evolving circumstances.
    6. Hybrid Intelligence: Hybrid intelligence combines the strengths of AI agents and human intelligence to create synergistic collaborations. It emphasizes the cooperation between humans and AI systems, where each contributes their unique capabilities. AI agents assist humans in decision-making, automating routine tasks, and amplifying human expertise, resulting in improved overall performance.
    7. Context-Aware AI Agents: Context awareness is gaining importance in AI agent development. Agents that can understand and adapt to contextual information, such as user preferences, environmental conditions, and historical data, can provide more personalized and relevant experiences. Context-aware agents leverage techniques like natural language processing, computer vision, and sensor integration to understand and respond to context effectively.
    8. Quantum AI Agents: As quantum computing advances, there is growing interest in exploring the intersection of quantum computing and AI agents. Quantum AI agents have the potential to leverage quantum algorithms and quantum machine learning techniques to solve computationally complex problems more efficiently. This trend holds promise for addressing challenges in optimization, simulation, and data analysis.

    These emerging trends demonstrate the continuous evolution of AI agents and their applications. They reflect the ongoing research and development efforts to create more intelligent, ethical, and adaptive agents that can contribute to a wide range of domains and enhance human-machine collaboration.

    Societal Implications

    The advancements in AI agents have the potential to bring about significant societal implications, both positive and negative. It is crucial to consider these implications and continue research and development to ensure that AI agents are developed and deployed responsibly. Here are some key societal implications and the need for ongoing research and development:

    1. Automation and Job Displacement: AI agents have the capability to automate various tasks and job roles, potentially leading to job displacement in certain sectors. Continued research is needed to understand the impact of automation on the workforce and to develop strategies for reskilling and upskilling workers. Additionally, exploring new job opportunities and ways to harness the collaborative potential of humans and AI agents will be essential.
    2. Ethical Concerns: AI agents raise ethical considerations in areas such as privacy, bias, fairness, transparency, and accountability. Research should focus on developing AI agents that adhere to ethical principles, mitigate biases, and provide transparent decision-making. Ongoing efforts are needed to address these concerns and establish guidelines and regulations to ensure the responsible and ethical use of AI agents.
    3. Socioeconomic Disparities: The adoption and access to AI agents may not be equitable, leading to socioeconomic disparities. Continued research is necessary to bridge the digital divide, promote inclusivity, and ensure that the benefits of AI agents are accessible to all segments of society. Efforts should be made to address biases in data and algorithms, as well as to provide training and support for underserved communities.
    4. Security and Privacy: AI agents can handle vast amounts of personal and sensitive data, raising concerns about security and privacy. Research is needed to develop robust security measures, privacy-preserving techniques, and safeguards against malicious use of AI agents. Ongoing advancements should focus on protecting user data and ensuring the responsible handling of information by AI agents.
    5. Human-Machine Collaboration: The interaction between humans and AI agents will continue to evolve, requiring research on effective human-machine collaboration. This includes designing intuitive interfaces, fostering trust, and understanding how humans and AI agents can complement each other’s strengths. Continued research is needed to enhance the usability, explainability, and interpretability of AI agents to facilitate effective collaboration.
    6. Unintended Consequences: AI agents operate based on the data they are trained on, and there is a potential for unintended consequences. Biases in training data or unexpected behaviors could arise, leading to undesirable outcomes. Research and development efforts should focus on identifying and mitigating these unintended consequences, improving robustness, and building AI agents that can adapt and learn from feedback.
    7. Legal and Regulatory Frameworks: The rapid advancement of AI agents necessitates the development of legal and regulatory frameworks to govern their use. Continued research is crucial to inform policy-making, address legal challenges, and establish guidelines for responsible AI agent deployment. Research should also explore frameworks for liability and accountability when AI agents are involved in decision-making processes.

    In summary, the field of AI agents has significant societal implications that need to be carefully considered. Continued research and development are essential to address ethical concerns, ensure fairness and accountability, promote inclusivity, enhance security and privacy, and foster effective collaboration between humans and AI agents. By proactively addressing these implications, we can harness the potential of AI agents to benefit society while mitigating potential risks.

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