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package org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core;
import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath;
/**
* An IOptionPathConverter converts between tool-specific paths
* and their platform locations
*
* @noextend This class is not intended to be subclassed by clients.
* @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
*/
public interface IOptionPathConverter {
/**
* Convert from a tool specific path to a platform location, e.g.
* "/usr/include" for a Cygwin tool gets converted to
* "c:\\cygwin\\usr\\include"
* @param toolSpecificPath The string representation of the tool-specific path
* @param option TODO
* @param tool TODO
* @return A path which is a meaningful platform location
* or null, if the conversion fails.
*/
IPath convertToPlatformLocation(String toolSpecificPath, IOption option, ITool tool);
}