subagent transcript
session 17f09f89
delegated task
You are porting FreeCAD's salomesmesh (SMESH) + FEM to WebAssembly. VTK is now available for wasm, but the Salome MED file format library (MED/medfile
▸ Magik
You are porting FreeCAD's salomesmesh (SMESH) + FEM to WebAssembly. VTK is now available for wasm, but the Salome MED file format library (MED/medfile + HDF5) is NOT built for wasm. The MED *source* TUs are already excluded from the salomesmesh build via CMake (all `src/SMESH/MED_*.cpp` and `src/SMESH/DriverMED*.cpp` are dropped under EMSCRIPTEN). Your job: guard every remaining REFERENCE to those excluded MED symbols so the code compiles+links for wasm, WITHOUT touching the UNV/STL/DAT/CGNS/VTK code paths.
REPO: /home/magik6k/lcad-wasm/freecad-port/FreeCAD
Use the guard macro `#ifndef __EMSCRIPTEN__` / `#endif` (MED is never available on wasm, even when SMESH IS built — so key off __EMSCRIPTEN__, NOT FC_NO_SMESH). Match the surrounding indentation/style. Do NOT run builds.
FILES AND WHAT TO GUARD:
1. **src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/src/SMESH/SMESH_Mesh.cpp** — this includes the excluded DriverMED headers and defines MED functions:
- Guard the includes: `#include "DriverMED_R_SMESHDS_Mesh.h"` and `#include "DriverMED_W_SMESHDS_Mesh.h"` (near line 54-55).
- Guard the ENTIRE body of `int SMESH_Mesh::MEDToMesh(const char* theFileName, const char* theMeshName)` (starts ~line 535, uses `DriverMED_R_SMESHDS_Mesh`). Under EMSCRIPTEN the function must still be a valid definition (the header declares it) — make the wasm body `throw std::runtime_error("MED format is not supported in the WebAssembly build");` or return an error code (check the return type — it returns `int`; return `Driver_Mesh::DRS_FAIL` if that enum is in scope, else return -1). Keep the signature identical.
- Guard the ENTIRE body of `void SMESH_Mesh::ExportMED(...)` (starts ~line 1436, ends ~1494) similarly — wasm body throws `std::runtime_error("MED export is not supported in the WebAssembly build")`. Keep signature.
- Also check for any OTHER `SMESH_Mesh::ExportMED` overloads or an `ImportMED`, and any use of `DriverMED_*` / `MED_Factory` / `MEDWrapper` types elsewhere in this file — guard them too. grep the file for `MED` first.
2. **Any OTHER salomesmesh .cpp that is NOT itself a MED_*/DriverMED* file but references MED symbols** — grep `src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/src` for `DriverMED|MED_Factory|MED_V2_2|MEDWrapper|ExportMED|MEDToMesh` excluding the MED_*/DriverMED* files themselves (those are excluded from the build, don't touch them). Guard any stray references. Likely candidates: StdMeshers, SMESH_2smeshpy, drivers registry. Report what you find.
3. **src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp** (the REAL FemMesh, compiled when SMESH is present — do NOT confuse with FemMesh_wasm.cpp) — grep for MED usage: `.ExportMED(`, `MEDToMesh`, `->ExportMED`, `writeMED`, `readMED`, `"MED"`, `.med`. Guard any code path that calls SMESH's MED functions or references MED, under `#ifndef __EMSCRIPTEN__`. FemMesh's read()/write() dispatch by file extension — the `.med`/`.MED` branch(es) that call `getSMesh()->ExportMED(...)` or `MEDToMesh(...)` must be guarded so the .unv/.dat/.stl/.vtk branches still compile. If a whole method (e.g. a `writeMED`/`readMED` helper) is MED-only, guard its body to throw NotImplementedError. Keep all signatures identical.
APPROACH: For each file, first `grep -nE 'MED|med\b' <file>` to enumerate, then guard precisely. Prefer guarding the smallest scope (a branch, a function body, an include) over whole files. Every guarded function must remain a complete, valid definition under EMSCRIPTEN (throw or return-error body) because the headers still declare them and other code may reference them.
Report: the exact list of (file, line/function, what you guarded, wasm-fallback used). Flag anything ambiguous (e.g. a return type you couldn't determine, or a MED reference you weren't sure was safe to guard). Do NOT edit MED_*.cpp / DriverMED*.cpp themselves. Do NOT run builds.
Fable
thinking
I'll start by searching for MED references in the target files to understand what needs to be guarded.
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I'll start by enumerating MED references in the target files.
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⚙ Bash {"command": "grep -nE 'MED|med\\b' /home/magik6k/lcad-wasm/freecad-port/FreeCAD/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/src/SMESH/SMESH_Mesh.cpp", "description": "Enumerate MED references in SMESH_Mesh.cpp"}
Fable
⚙ Bash {"command": "grep -rnlE 'DriverMED|MED_Factory|MED_V2_2|MEDWrapper|ExportMED|MEDToMesh' /home/magik6k/lcad-wasm/freecad-port/FreeCAD/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/src | grep -vE 'MED_|DriverMED'", "description": "Find non-MED files referencing M…
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⚙ Bash {"command": "grep -nE 'MED|\\.med|writeMED|readMED|ExportMED|MEDToMesh' /home/magik6k/lcad-wasm/freecad-port/FreeCAD/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp", "description": "Enumerate MED references in FemMesh.cpp"}
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thinking
The grep search for non-MED files referencing MED symbols only turned up SMESH_Mesh.cpp, which is what I'm already handling. But I need to verify the exclusion pattern didn't accidentally filter out other files with "MED_" in their path names.
Let me examine the actual code in SMESH_Mesh.cpp to see what needs to be addressed.
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Let me read the relevant sections of SMESH_Mesh.cpp and FemMesh.cpp.
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⚙ Read {"file_path": "/home/magik6k/lcad-wasm/freecad-port/FreeCAD/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/src/SMESH/SMESH_Mesh.cpp", "offset": 45, "limit": 20}
Fable
⚙ Read {"file_path": "/home/magik6k/lcad-wasm/freecad-port/FreeCAD/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/src/SMESH/SMESH_Mesh.cpp", "offset": 528, "limit": 45}
Fable
⚙ Read {"file_path": "/home/magik6k/lcad-wasm/freecad-port/FreeCAD/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/src/SMESH/SMESH_Mesh.cpp", "offset": 1415, "limit": 130}
Fable
thinking
Looking at the code structure, I see there's a MEDToMesh function that returns an int status code, and it uses the DriverMED_R_SMESHDS_Mesh class along with Driver_Mesh status enums like DRS_FAIL to handle error conditions.
The ExportMED function throws a runtime error under EMSCRIPTEN, while ExportSAUV calls ExportMED internally but doesn't directly reference excluded MED symbols, so it will compile and fail at runtime through ExportMED's exception. I should verify that HasDuplicatedGroupNamesMED only uses the MAX_MED_GROUP_NAME_LENGTH macro and doesn't pull in any DriverMED references, and check if there are other ImportMED or ExportMED overloads I need to account for.
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Let me check the `Driver_Mesh::Status` enum, the `HasDuplicatedGroupNamesMED` body, and verify no other non-MED files reference these symbols.
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⚙ Bash {"command": "grep -rn \"enum Status\" /home/magik6k/lcad-wasm/freecad-port/FreeCAD/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/ | head; echo \"---DRS_FAIL---\"; grep -rn \"DRS_FAIL\" /home/magik6k/lcad-wasm/freecad-port/FreeCAD/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/inc/Dr…
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⚙ Read {"file_path": "/home/magik6k/lcad-wasm/freecad-port/FreeCAD/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/src/SMESH/SMESH_Mesh.cpp", "offset": 1393, "limit": 23}
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⚙ Bash {"command": "grep -rlE 'DriverMED|MED_Factory|MED_V2_2|MEDWrapper|ExportMED|MEDToMesh|MED::' /home/magik6k/lcad-wasm/freecad-port/FreeCAD/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/src --include='*.cpp' --include='*.hxx' --include='*.h' | grep -vqE '/(MED_|D…
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thinking
I can return `(int) Driver_Mesh::DRS_FAIL` since `Driver_Mesh` is already in scope through the included header, and the function expects an int cast of the status enum value. I need to step back and run a cleaner search to definitively check whether any non-MED files are actually using these MED symbols.
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⚙ Bash {"command": "cd /home/magik6k/lcad-wasm/freecad-port/FreeCAD/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/src\necho \"=== files matching MED symbols (excluding MED_*/DriverMED* filenames) ===\"\ngrep -rlE 'DriverMED|MED_Factory|MED_V2_2|MEDWrapper|ExportMED|ME…
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thinking
I've confirmed that SMESH_Mesh.cpp is the only non-MED file in salomesmesh referencing these symbols, so there's no coupling with StdMeshers or the drivers registry. Since `<stdexcept>` isn't directly included and `runtime_error` isn't used elsewhere, I need to add the include guard to ensure it's available when ExportMED throws the exception.
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⚙ Bash {"command": "grep -nE '#include <' /home/magik6k/lcad-wasm/freecad-port/FreeCAD/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/src/SMESH/SMESH_Mesh.cpp | head -40", "description": "List standard includes at top of SMESH_Mesh.cpp"}
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thinking
I need to check the full include section around lines 65-92 to find the right place to add the `<stdexcept>` header.
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⚙ Read {"file_path": "/home/magik6k/lcad-wasm/freecad-port/FreeCAD/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/src/SMESH/SMESH_Mesh.cpp", "offset": 76, "limit": 16}
Fable
thinking
I'm starting to make the edits now, beginning with guarding the includes at lines 54-55.
Fable
Now I'll make the edits. First, guard the DriverMED includes.
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⚙ Edit {"replace_all": false, "file_path": "/home/magik6k/lcad-wasm/freecad-port/FreeCAD/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/src/SMESH/SMESH_Mesh.cpp", "old_string": "#include \"DriverMED_R_SMESHDS_Mesh.h\"\n#include \"DriverMED_W_SMESHDS_Mesh.h\"", "new_str…
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thinking
I'm deciding how to guard the MEDToMesh body and return an error code. Driver_Mesh::DRS_FAIL seems like the cleanest approach since Driver_Mesh is already in scope and returns an int, but I need to verify that Driver_Mesh.h is transitively included in this file before committing to that path. I need to verify whether Driver_Mesh.h remains accessible through the DAT driver includes even after guarding out the MED headers, since returning DRS_FAIL would be cleaner than a magic number like -1.
Fable
Let me verify whether `Driver_Mesh` stays in scope after guarding the MED includes (via the still-included DAT/UNV driver headers).
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⚙ Bash {"command": "cd /home/magik6k/lcad-wasm/freecad-port/FreeCAD/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh\necho \"=== DriverDAT_R_SMDS_Mesh.h includes ===\"; grep -n '#include' inc/DriverDAT_R_SMDS_Mesh.h 2>/dev/null || find . -name DriverDAT_R_SMDS_Mesh.h -ex…
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thinking
I'm tracing through the header includes to confirm that `Driver_Mesh::DRS_FAIL` stays accessible under EMSCRIPTEN, which means I can safely return it from MEDToMesh since the return type is int and DRS_FAIL is an enum value that converts properly.
Now I need to guard the MEDToMesh function body.
Fable
`Driver_Mesh::DRS_FAIL` stays in scope via the still-included DAT driver header. Now I'll guard the MEDToMesh body.
Fable
⚙ Edit {"replace_all": false, "file_path": "/home/magik6k/lcad-wasm/freecad-port/FreeCAD/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/src/SMESH/SMESH_Mesh.cpp", "old_string": "int SMESH_Mesh::MEDToMesh(const char* theFileName, const char* theMeshName)\n{\n if(MYDEBU…
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⚙ Edit {"replace_all": false, "file_path": "/home/magik6k/lcad-wasm/freecad-port/FreeCAD/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/src/SMESH/SMESH_Mesh.cpp", "old_string": " myReader.GetGroup( aGroupDS );\n }\n }\n }\n return (int) status;\n}", "n…
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thinking
I need to add the `<stdexcept>` header to support throwing `std::runtime_error` in the ExportMED function, so I'll include it near the top with the other standard library headers.
Fable
Now guard the ExportMED body with a throwing wasm fallback. First add `<stdexcept>` for `std::runtime_error`.
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⚙ Edit {"replace_all": false, "file_path": "/home/magik6k/lcad-wasm/freecad-port/FreeCAD/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/src/SMESH/SMESH_Mesh.cpp", "old_string": "//#include <pthread.h>\n#endif\n\nusing namespace std;", "new_string": "//#include <pthread…
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⚙ Edit {"replace_all": false, "file_path": "/home/magik6k/lcad-wasm/freecad-port/FreeCAD/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/src/SMESH/SMESH_Mesh.cpp", "old_string": " bool theAutoDimension,\n …
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⚙ Edit {"replace_all": false, "file_path": "/home/magik6k/lcad-wasm/freecad-port/FreeCAD/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/src/SMESH/SMESH_Mesh.cpp", "old_string": " // Perform export\n myWriter.Perform();\n\n SMESH_CATCH( SMESH::throwSalomeEx );\n}", "…
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thinking
ExportSAUV calls ExportMED through system() and medutilities, so even though ExportMED throws, the code still compiles since it's defined and ExportSAUV only references ".med" as a string without directly using excluded symbols like DriverMED or MED_Factory. This doesn't require a guard since the task is about excluded symbol references.
I've verified that line 1447's `MED::EVersion(theVersion)` call is now properly guarded within the #else block, removing the MED namespace reference under EMSCRIPTEN. Now I'm checking the SMESH_Mesh.cpp edits for consistency, then moving on to FemMesh.cpp to examine the MEDToMesh read context around line 1646 and the ExportMED write context around line 2336 …
Fable
SMESH_Mesh.cpp is done. Now let me examine FemMesh.cpp around the two MED call sites.
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⚙ Read {"file_path": "/home/magik6k/lcad-wasm/freecad-port/FreeCAD/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp", "offset": 1610, "limit": 70}
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thinking
I need to guard the `.med` file extension handling in the read function with a preprocessor directive. I'm wrapping the `else if` branch that checks for the `.med` extension in `#ifndef __EMSCRIPTEN__`, so under Emscripten builds, `.med` files will fall through to the next condition instead of being handled by that specific branch.
The structure works cleanly: the `if (unv)` block stays unguarded, then the `.med` branch gets wrapped, and the `.inp` branch follows directly after. Under Emscripten, this creates a valid chain where `.med` files skip that handler and move to the next condition. I could either let them fall through to "Unknown extension" or throw a `NotImplementedError` with a c …
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⚙ Read {"file_path": "/home/magik6k/lcad-wasm/freecad-port/FreeCAD/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp", "offset": 2300, "limit": 70}
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thinking
I need to check what exception headers are available in FemMesh.cpp so I can determine which error type to throw.
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Let me check which Base exception types are available in FemMesh.cpp.
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⚙ Bash {"command": "cd /home/magik6k/lcad-wasm/freecad-port/FreeCAD/src/Mod/Fem/App\necho \"=== Exception include + usages in FemMesh.cpp ===\"; grep -nE 'Base/Exception|NotImplementedError|Base::RuntimeError|Base::FileException' FemMesh.cpp | hea…
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I see that `Base::NotImplementedError` is already available through the included header, so I need to add guards around both code branches—keeping the read branch intact while protecting the call with the appropriate guard condition.
Fable
`Base::NotImplementedError` is available. Now guard the read `.med` branch.
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⚙ Edit {"replace_all": false, "file_path": "/home/magik6k/lcad-wasm/freecad-port/FreeCAD/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp", "old_string": " else if (File.hasExtension(\"med\")) {\n myMesh->MEDToMesh(File.filePath().c_str(), File.fileNamePure(…
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⚙ Edit {"replace_all": false, "file_path": "/home/magik6k/lcad-wasm/freecad-port/FreeCAD/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp", "old_string": " else if (File.hasExtension(\"med\")) {\n Base::Console().log(\"FEM mesh object will be exported to med…
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thinking
Let me verify there are no other MED references scattered throughout FemMesh.cpp by doing a more comprehensive search, checking for any writeMED or readMED helpers, MED strings, .med file extensions, or FemVTKTools MED-related code, plus confirming there are no additional MED includes I might have missed.
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Let me do a final broad sweep of FemMesh.cpp and verify the SMESH_Mesh.cpp edits render correctly.
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⚙ Bash {"command": "cd /home/magik6k/lcad-wasm/freecad-port/FreeCAD/src/Mod/Fem/App\necho \"=== FemMesh.cpp MED (case-insensitive) ===\"; grep -niE 'med' FemMesh.cpp\necho \"=== SMESH_Mesh.cpp remaining unguarded DriverMED/MED:: outside comments =…
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I'm verifying that all the remaining `DriverMED` and `MED::` references in SMESH_Mesh.cpp are properly protected by preprocessor guards—the include at lines 55-56 is wrapped in `#ifndef __EMSCRIPTEN__`, while the MEDToMesh and ExportMED function calls at lines 553 and 1470-1471 are both inside `#else` branches.
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Let me confirm those remaining references sit inside the guards.
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⚙ Bash {"command": "grep -nE '#ifndef __EMSCRIPTEN__|#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__|#else|#endif|DriverMED|MED::EVersion|int SMESH_Mesh::MEDToMesh|void SMESH_Mesh::ExportMED|return \\(int\\) status|myWriter.Perform' /home/magik6k/lcad-wasm/freecad-port/Fre…
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thinking
I'm checking the preprocessor guard structure for both the MEDToMesh and ExportMED functions to ensure the Emscripten conditional compilation is properly set up with matching `#ifdef` and `#endif` directives. I'm verifying there are no other references to the excluded MED symbols across the codebase by checking for ImportMED, additional ExportMED overloads, and helper functions like writeMED or readMED — all searches confirm only the single ExportMED definition in SMESH_Mesh.cpp. Now I'm reconsidering whether ExportSAUV needs guarding since it calls ExportMED, which now throws under EMSCRIPTEN, though the task specifically asked to guard every remaining reference to those excluded symbols.
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All edits are in place and the guard structure verifies correctly. Here is my report.
## Summary
All references to the excluded MED symbols are now guarded with `#ifndef/#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__`. The UNV/STL/DAT/CGNS/VTK/INP paths are untouched. No MED_*.cpp / DriverMED*.cpp files were edited. No builds were run.
### Enumeration result
Across the entire `src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/src` tree, the **only** non-MED file referencing MED symbols is `SMESH_Mesh.cpp`. StdMeshers, SMESH_2smeshpy, and the drivers registry contain **no** stray MED references — nothing to guard there.
### 1. `src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/src/SMESH/SMESH_Mesh.cpp`
- **Lines 54–57 — includes:** wrapped `#include "DriverMED_R_SMESHDS_Mesh.h"` and `#include "DriverMED_W_SMESHDS_Mesh.h"` in `#ifndef __EMSCRIPTEN__ … #endif`.
- **Added `#include <stdexcept>`** (guarded under `#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__`, near the other top-of-file includes) so the wasm fallback can throw.
- **`int SMESH_Mesh::MEDToMesh(...)` (def now ~line 541):** body wrapped `#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__ … #else … #endif`. wasm branch: `(void)`-casts the two params and `return (int) Driver_Mesh::DRS_FAIL;`. `Driver_Mesh` stays in scope on wasm via the still-included `DriverDAT_R_SMDS_Mesh.h → Driver_SMDS_Mesh.h → Driver_Mesh.h` chain, and `DRS_FAIL` is a valid `Driver_Mesh::Status` enumerator. Signature unchanged.
- **`void SMESH_Mesh::ExportMED(...)` (def now ~line 1449):** body wrapped `#ifdef __EMSCRIPTEN__ … #else … #endif`. wasm branch: `(void)`-casts all 7 params and `throw std::runtime_error("MED export is not supported in the WebAssembly build");`. Signature unchanged.
Confirmed all remaining `DriverMED_*` / `MED::EVersion` tokens (lines 55–56, 553, 1470–1471) now sit inside guarded blocks.
### 2. `src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp`
- **`FemMesh::read()` `.med` branch (~line 1645):** kept the `else if (File.hasExtension("med"))` branch intact; guarded the inner `myMesh->MEDToMesh(...)` call with `#ifndef __EMSCRIPTEN__ … #else throw Base::NotImplementedError("MED format is not supported in the WebAssembly build"); #endif`.
- **`FemMesh::write()` `.med` branch (~line 2338):** same treatment around the `myMesh->ExportMED(...)` call (kept the `Base::Console().log` line outside the guard; wasm fallback throws `Base::NotImplementedError("MED export is not supported in the WebAssembly build")`).
- `Base::NotImplementedError` is defined in `Base/Exception.h`, which is already `#include`d (line 61).
The if/else extension-dispatch chains stay structurally intact in both configs, so the `.unv/.stl/.dat/.inp/.bdf/.vtk/.z88` branches compile and work unchanged.
### Notes / things I deliberately left
- **`SMESH_Mesh::ExportSAUV(...)`** (SMESH_Mesh.cpp ~line 1502) calls `ExportMED(...)` and builds a `".med"` filename string, but it references **no** excluded MED symbols directly (only the still-defined `ExportMED` member + `system()`). It therefore compiles on wasm and will throw at runtime via the guarded `ExportMED`. I left it unguarded intentionally (guarding it would be gold-plating). Flagging in case you'd prefer an explicit early throw there.
- No second `ExportMED` overload and no `ImportMED` exist. No `writeMED`/`readMED` helper exists in FemMesh.cpp. The `#define MAX_MED_GROUP_NAME_LENGTH 80` and `HasDuplicatedGroupNamesMED()` are pure-string/logic (no excluded symbols) and correctly left alone.
Nothing ambiguous remained — return type for MEDToMesh was confirmed `int` and `DRS_FAIL` confirmed in scope.