# An extern file to compile
class ExternFile

	# Filename relative to the nit-compile folder
	var filename: String

	# The name of the target in the Makefile
	# Usually the produced .o file
	fun makefile_rule_name: String is abstract

	# The content of the rule in the make
	# Usually the one-line shell command after the tabulation
	fun makefile_rule_content: String is abstract

	fun compiles_to_o_file: Bool do return false

	# Is `self` a Java file to include in the JAR archive?
	fun add_to_jar: Bool do return false

	# Additional libraries needed for the compilation
	# Will be used with pkg-config
	var pkgconfigs = new Array[String]
end