3 files changed, 77 insertions, 52 deletions
diff --git a/src/driver/slbt_driver_ctx.c b/src/driver/slbt_driver_ctx.c
index 0e17a31..956c435 100644
--- a/src/driver/slbt_driver_ctx.c
+++ b/src/driver/slbt_driver_ctx.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "slibtool_objlist_impl.h"
 #include "slibtool_errinfo_impl.h"
 #include "slibtool_lconf_impl.h"
+#include "slibtool_txtline_impl.h"
 #include "slibtool_ar_impl.h"
 #include "argv/argv.h"
 
@@ -381,58 +382,7 @@ static int slbt_driver_fail_incompatible_args(
 
 static int slbt_driver_parse_tool_argv(const char * tool, char *** tool_argv)
 {
-	int             argc;
-	char **         argv;
-	const char *    ch;
-	const char *    mark;
-
-	if (!(ch = tool))
-		return 0;
-
-	argc = 1;
-
-	for (; *ch == ' '; )
-		ch++;
-
-	for (; *ch; ) {
-		if (*ch++ == ' ') {
-			argc++;
-
-			for (; (*ch == ' '); )
-				ch++;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (argc == 1)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (!(*tool_argv = calloc(++argc,sizeof(char *))))
-		return -1;
-
-	for (ch=tool; (*ch == ' '); ch++)
-		(void)0;
-
-	argv = *tool_argv;
-	mark = ch;
-
-	for (; *ch; ) {
-		if (*ch == ' ') {
-			if (!(*argv++ = strndup(mark,ch-mark)))
-				return -1;
-
-			for (; (*ch == ' '); )
-				ch++;
-
-			mark = ch;
-		} else {
-			ch++;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (!(*argv++ = strndup(mark,ch-mark)))
-		return -1;
-
-	return 0;
+	return slbt_txtline_to_string_vector(tool,tool_argv);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/internal/slibtool_txtline_impl.c b/src/internal/slibtool_txtline_impl.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c8f2ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/internal/slibtool_txtline_impl.c
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*******************************************************************/
+/*  slibtool: a strong libtool implementation, written in C        */
+/*  Copyright (C) 2016--2024  SysDeer Technologies, LLC            */
+/*  Released under the Standard MIT License; see COPYING.SLIBTOOL. */
+/*******************************************************************/
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include <slibtool/slibtool.h>
+#include "slibtool_visibility_impl.h"
+
+slbt_hidden int slbt_txtline_to_string_vector(const char * txtline, char *** pargv)
+{
+	int             argc;
+	char **         argv;
+	const char *    ch;
+	const char *    mark;
+
+	if (!(ch = txtline))
+		return 0;
+
+	argc = 1;
+
+	for (; *ch == ' '; )
+		ch++;
+
+	for (; *ch; ) {
+		if (*ch++ == ' ') {
+			argc++;
+
+			for (; (*ch == ' '); )
+				ch++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (argc == 1)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!(*pargv = calloc(++argc,sizeof(char *))))
+		return -1;
+
+	for (ch=txtline; (*ch == ' '); ch++)
+		(void)0;
+
+	argv = *pargv;
+	mark = ch;
+
+	for (; *ch; ) {
+		if (*ch == ' ') {
+			if (!(*argv++ = strndup(mark,ch-mark)))
+				return -1;
+
+			for (; (*ch == ' '); )
+				ch++;
+
+			mark = ch;
+		} else {
+			ch++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!(*argv++ = strndup(mark,ch-mark)))
+		return -1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/src/internal/slibtool_txtline_impl.h b/src/internal/slibtool_txtline_impl.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a647b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/internal/slibtool_txtline_impl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#ifndef SLIBTOOL_TXTLINE_IMPL_H
+#define SLIBTOOL_TXTLINE_IMPL_H
+
+#include <slibtool/slibtool.h>
+
+int slbt_txtline_to_string_vector(const char *, char ***);
+
+#endif