[Soot-list] How to add a Transform to the jb phase?

[Eric Bodden]

True, but you can enable every other pack transformation in the whole
program mode. Sorry, but I cannot think of any other solution right
now.

Eric

On 08/12/2007, Mario Mendez <mario at cs.unm.edu> wrote:
> I though about that, but then we have to run in Whole Program mode,
> which is waaaayyyyy slower. If anyone can suggest an alternative,
> without entering in Whole mode, I will appreciate it!
>
> Thanks!!!
>
> Eric Bodden wrote:
> > Hmm, ok I just found out that the phases in "jb" are hardcoded. I have
> > no idea why that is. (Anybody?)
> >
> > However, from the code of PackManager it seems that you should be able
> > to make modifications in any of the following packs:
> >
> > cg, wjtp, wjop, wjap
> >
> > Those packs should run after "jb" but before Shimple creation. The
> > only problem with that is that all those four packs are ScenePacks.
> > Hence, you need a SceneTransformer, not a BodyTransformer. That's not
> > really problematic, though. It only means that you need to call your
> > BodyTransformer from the SceneTransformer manually, for the body of
> > each concrete method of each application class.
> >
> > Hope that helps,
> > Eric
> >
> >
> > On 08/12/2007, Mario Mendez <mario at cs.unm.edu> wrote:
> >> No, that's the puzzling thing to me. If you add a Transform to the jb in
> >> that way, it will not be called. Just in case, I explicitly invoked:
> >>         Options.v().setPhaseOption("jb.emg", "on");
> >> but it didn't really change anything.
> >>
> >> Eric Bodden wrote:
> >>> Hi, Mario.
> >>>
> >>> If I remember correctly, there is no difference to other packs. Does
> >>> this here not work?
> >>>
> >>> public class MySootMainExtension
> >>> {
> >>>     public static void main(String[] args) {
> >>>         // Inject the analysis tagger into Soot
> >>>         PackManager.v().getPack("jb").add(
> >>>         new Transform("jb.mytransform",
> >>>                                MyTransform.instance()));
> >>>         // Invoke soot.Main with arguments given
> >>>         Main.main(args);
> >>>     }
> >>> }
> >>>
> >>> (adapted from the Soot Survivor's guide http://www.brics.dk/SootGuide/)
> >>>
> >>> Eric
> >>>
> >>> On 08/12/2007, Mario Mendez <mario at cs.unm.edu> wrote:
> >>>> Hi all,
> >>>>
> >>>> I need to add a Transform at the end of the jb phase in order to be able
> >>>> to manipulate the IR before it is transformed to SSA in the shimple
> >>>> phase. I couldn't find any way of doing it that does not imply modifying
> >>>> the Soot source, which is undesirable. Can you suggest any solution?
> >>>> Normally we add the transformations to jtp or stp, but what if, like in
> >>>> this case, you want them to be in jb?
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks!
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> >>>>
> >>>
> >
> >
>


-- 
Eric Bodden
Sable Research Group
McGill University, Montréal, Canada