code: def process_free_args(args, wine, bld_root, mode):
      whole_archive_prefix = "/WHOLEARCHIVE:"
      short_names = {}
      winepath = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(wine), "winepath")
      short_names[bld_root] = trim_path(bld_root, winepath)
      # Slow for no benefit.
      # arc_root = args.arcadia_root
      # short_names[arc_root] = trim_path(arc_root, winepath)
  
      (
          free_args,
          wa_peers,
          wa_libs,
      ) = pwa.get_whole_archive_peers_and_libs(pcf.skip_markers(args))
  
      process_link = (
          lambda x: make_full_path_arg(
              x, bld_root, short_names[bld_root]
          )
          if mode in ("link", "lib")
          else x
      )
  
      def process_arg(arg):
          with_wa_prefix = arg.startswith(whole_archive_prefix)
          prefix = whole_archive_prefix if with_wa_prefix else ""
          without_prefix_arg = arg[len(prefix) :]
          return prefix + fix_path(
              process_link(
                  downsize_path(without_prefix_arg, short_names)
              )
          )
  
      result = []
      for arg in free_args:
          if pcf.is_cmdfile_arg(arg):
              cmd_file_path = pcf.cmdfile_path(arg)
              cf_args = pcf.read_from_command_file(cmd_file_path)
              with open(cmd_file_path, "w") as afile:
                  for cf_arg in cf_args:
                      afile.write(process_arg(cf_arg) + "\n")
              result.append(arg)
          else:
              result.append(process_arg(arg))
      return pwa.ProcessWholeArchiveOption(
          "WINDOWS", wa_peers, wa_libs
      ).construct_cmd(result)
  
imports: import sys
  import os
  import re
  import subprocess
  import signal
  import time
  import json
  import argparse
  import errno
  import process_command_files
  import process_whole_archive_option
label_desc: Use image node_id 20 for calling a global function with example usage: process_free_args(args, wine, bld_root, mode) and returns: pwa, unknown