Implement the kernel_generator API using fasta

pkg/front_end/lib/compiler_options.dart

Index: pkg/front_end/lib/compiler_options.dart
diff --git a/pkg/front_end/lib/compiler_options.dart b/pkg/front_end/lib/compiler_options.dart
index 8653baa02915515c847126e816f5d9e052d1ec23..c828a38f9f04a7f33ef26873a567ba57b6655901 100644
--- a/pkg/front_end/lib/compiler_options.dart
+++ b/pkg/front_end/lib/compiler_options.dart
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@
 
 library front_end.compiler_options;
 
+import 'dart:async';
 import 'compilation_error.dart';
 import 'file_system.dart';
 import 'physical_file_system.dart';
+import 'src/simple_error.dart';
 
 /// Default error handler used by [CompilerOptions.onError].
 void defaultErrorHandler(CompilationError error) => throw error;
@@ -134,3 +136,24 @@ class CompilerOptions {
   // SDK itself.
   List<Uri> additionalLibraries = [];
 }
+
+Future<bool> validateOptions(CompilerOptions options) async {

[Paul Berry, 2017/05/03 22:22:26]

These checks should be moved into ProcessedOptions.

+  var fs = options.fileSystem;
+  var root = options.sdkRoot;
+
+  bool _report(String msg) {
+    options.onError(new SimpleError(msg));
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (root != null && !await fs.entityForUri(root).exists()) {
+    return _report("SDK root directory not found: ${options.sdkRoot}");
+  }
+
+  var summary = options.sdkSummary;
+  if (summary != null && !await fs.entityForUri(summary).exists()) {
+    return _report("SDK summary not found: ${options.sdkSummary}");
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}