pkg/front_end/lib/src/compute_platform_binaries_location.dart

// Copyright (c) 2017, the Dart project authors.  Please see the AUTHORS file
// for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
// BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.

import "dart:io" show Platform;

/// Computes the location of platform binaries, that is, compiled `.dill` files
/// of the platform libraries that are used to avoid recompiling those
/// libraries.
Uri computePlatformBinariesLocation() {
  // The directory of the Dart VM executable.
  Uri vmDirectory = Uri.base
      .resolveUri(new Uri.file(Platform.resolvedExecutable))
      .resolve(".");
  if (vmDirectory.path.endsWith("/bin/")) {
    // Looks like the VM is in a `/bin/` directory, so this is running from a
    // built SDK.
    return vmDirectory.resolve("../lib/_internal/");
  } else {
    // We assume this is running from a build directory (for example,
    // `out/ReleaseX64` or `xcodebuild/ReleaseX64`).
    return vmDirectory;
  }
}