rch, naming conventions, etc., from foreign code.

int PL_get_file_name(term_t spec, char **name, int flags)

Translate a Prolog term into a file name. The name is stored in the buffer stack described with the PL_get_chars() option BUF_STACK. Conversion from the internal UNICODE encoding is done using standard C library functions. flags is a bit-mask controlling the conversion process. Options are:

PL_FILE_ABSOLUTE

Return an absolute path to the requested file.

PL_FILE_OSPATH

Return the name using the hosting OS conventions. On MS-Windows, \ is used to separate directories rather than the canonical /.

PL_FILE_SEARCH

Invoke absolute_file_name/3. This implies rules from file_search_path/2 are used.

PL_FILE_EXIST

Demand the path to refer to an existing entity.

PL_FILE_READ

Demand read-access on the result.

PL_FILE_WRITE

Demand write-access on the result.

PL_FILE_EXECUTE

Demand execute-access on the result.

PL_FILE_NOERRORS

Do not raise any exceptions.

int PL_get_file_nameW(term_t spec, wchar_t **name, int flags)

Same as PL_get_file_name(), but returns the filename as a wide-character string. This is intended for Windows to access the Unicode version of the Win32 API. Note that the flag PL_FILE_OSPATH must be provided to fetch a filename in OS native (e.g., C:\x\y) notation.

12.4.17.5 Dealing with Prolog flags from C

Foreign code can set or create Prolog flags using PL_set_prolog_flag(). See set_prolog_flag/2 and create_prolog_flag/3. To retrieve the value of a flag you can use PL_current_prolog_flag().

int PL_set_prolog_flag(const char *name, int type, ...)

Set/create a Prolog flag from C. name is the name of the affected flag. type is one of the values below, which also dictates the type of the final argument. The function returns TRUE on success and FALSE on failure. This function can be called before PL_initialise(), making the flag available to the Prolog startup code.

PL_BOOL

Create a boolean (true or false) flag. The argument must be an int.

PL_ATOM

Create a flag with an atom as value. The argument must be of type const char *.

PL_INTEGER

Create a flag with an integer as value. The argument must be of type intptr_t *.

int PL_current_prolog_flag(atom_t name, int type, void *value)

Retrieve the value of a Prolog flag from C. name is the name of the flag as an atom_t (see current_prolog_flag/2). type specifies the kind of value to be retrieved, it is one of the values below. value is a pointer to a location where to store the value. The user is responsible for making sure this memory location is of the appropriate size/type (see the returned types below to determine the size/type). The function returns TRUE on success and FALSE on failure.

PL_ATOM

Retrieve a flag whose value is an atom. The returned value is an atom handle of type atom_t.

PL_INTEGER

Retrieve a flag whose value is an integer. The returned value is an integer of type int64_t.

PL_FLOAT

Retrieve a flag whose value is a float. The returned value is a floating point number of type double.

PL_TERM

Retrieve a flag whose value is a term. The returned value is a term handle of type term_t.

12.4.18 Errors and warnings

PL_warning() prints a standard Prolog warning message to the standard error (user_error) stream. Please note that new code should consider using