Goals
* Reflect Apple nullability annotations in our bindings using C#8
* No warnings when building bindings
Non-Goals
* Update (add or fix) `[NullAllowed]` to match Apple headers (next phase)
* Make the generator or internal code fully nullable aware (`nowarn` is used)
Notes
* Apple's own annotations are not 100% accurate :(
* Where known issue exists we have _fixed_ our attributes to match reality :)
* We also do additional null-checks internally that might seems not required (better safe than sorry).
* [runtime] Throw a managed exception instead of trying to call a null function pointer if the runtime tries to call a function that has been linked away.
* [tests] Add new file for Xamarin.Mac tests.
* Direct people to file issues in github.
* [tests] Determine at runtime instead of compile time whether LinkAll is enabled. Fixes#3812.
This way we can remove the LINKALL define, which also means nobody can forget
to define it when building using LinkAll.
https://github.com/xamarin/xamarin-macios/issues/3812
* [runtime] Don't lock while calling selectors that can up calling managed code. Fixes#3943.
Instead of locking the framework peer lock while we call release on dying
object, we just lock and then immediately unlock again before calling release.
This enforces an execution order that still strong enough to not run into race
conditions, while at the same time not running into deadlocks.
Fixes https://github.com/xamarin/xamarin-macios/issues/3943.
* [ObjCRuntime] Don't double-retain blocks.
First there was darkness; no blocks were retained.
Then came the light; and all blocks were retained [1]
Forever.
But all that once is, must one day not be,
and thus the light gave way to darkness,
and blocks were only retained as long as need be [2].
But before there was a balance, there was a crossroad.
In some places the light shone forever,
and all blocks were retained.
In other places there was a balance,
and the light shone only as long as needed.
A desire to unify arose.
Alas, it could not be.
It was a bright and sunny day
When a merge failed [3].
And all blocks were retained. Twice.
Once [here][4] and once [there][5].
For many years we could not see.
Until a dark and rainy night,
when an awareness arose.
And the desire to unify the balance could finally be fulfilled.
[1]: 6efca92acb
[2]: a22f877539
[3]: befa0477cf
[4]: 5158a3c001/src/ObjCRuntime/Runtime.cs (L858)
[5]: 5158a3c001/runtime/runtime.m (L2091)
* [tests] Fix test builds.
* [monotouch-test] RegistrarTest.BlockCollection: allocate more and wait longer for the GC.
Allocate more objects and wait longer for the GC to run.
Hopefully fixes this problem:
[FAIL] RegistrarTest.BlockCollection : freed blocks
Expected: greater than 0
But was: 0
The blocks are freed if we just wait long enough... The problem is that we
don't want to wait very long (makes the tests slow to run), so try to speed
things up by allocating more.
* [tests] Build the native test library for macOS and create a binding project for it.
Also add the new binding project to the xammac and link all XM test projects,
which allows us to stop excluding tests that require the native library and
the corresponding bindings.
* [tests] Include more tests in xammac_tests.
* [tests] Correctly ignore the ObjC exception tests in release mode.
Sebastien Pouliot
Rolf Bjarne Kvinge