Expose meta-operation in build.meta_operation variable

3 files changed, 19 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/build2/b.cxx b/build2/b.cxx
index 6921a97..b73a0d6 100644
--- a/build2/b.cxx
+++ b/build2/b.cxx
@@ -596,6 +596,11 @@ main (int argc, char* argv[])
         }
       }
 
+      // Expose eraly so can be used during bootstrap (with the same
+      // limitations as for pre-processing).
+      //
+      global_scope->rw ().assign (var_build_meta_operation) = mname;
+
       for (auto oit (opspecs.begin ()); oit != opspecs.end (); ++oit)
       {
         opspec& os (*oit);
diff --git a/build2/context.cxx b/build2/context.cxx
index 2ebe163..b4e5160 100644
--- a/build2/context.cxx
+++ b/build2/context.cxx
@@ -343,6 +343,8 @@ namespace build2
 
   const char var_extension[10] = "extension";
 
+  const variable* var_build_meta_operation;
+
   string current_mname;
   string current_oname;
 
@@ -703,6 +705,8 @@ namespace build2
       //
       gs.target_vars[exe::static_type]["*"].assign (var_backlink) = true;
       gs.target_vars[doc::static_type]["*"].assign (var_backlink) = true;
+
+      var_build_meta_operation = &vp.insert<string> ("build.meta_operation");
     }
 
     // Register builtin rules.
diff --git a/build2/context.hxx b/build2/context.hxx
index 378c6c0..68faa9b 100644
--- a/build2/context.hxx
+++ b/build2/context.hxx
@@ -281,6 +281,10 @@ namespace build2
 
   extern const char var_extension[10];        // "extension"
 
+  // The build.* namespace.
+  //
+  extern const variable* var_build_meta_operation; // .meta_operation
+
   // Current action (meta/operation).
   //
   // The names unlike info are available during boot but may not yet be
@@ -324,7 +328,12 @@ namespace build2
   inline void
   set_current_mif (const meta_operation_info& mif)
   {
-    current_mname = mif.name;
+    if (current_mname != mif.name)
+    {
+      current_mname = mif.name;
+      global_scope->rw ().assign (var_build_meta_operation) = mif.name;
+    }
+
     current_mif = &mif;
     current_on = 0; // Reset.
   }