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| author | Boris Kolpackov <boris@codesynthesis.com> | 2021-10-07 16:02:38 +0200 |
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| committer | Boris Kolpackov <boris@codesynthesis.com> | 2021-10-07 16:02:38 +0200 |
| commit | f745d8ba2b7d6fd6a725af5c58cd5f057fca8191 (patch) | |
| tree | 7f702750799e463a6bef132df89dc432ebd3eb59 /libbuild2/install/rule.hxx | |
| parent | 7ee735c0a99b29979594920262db13b4939b3c2c (diff) | |
Allow forcing installation of exe{} prerequisites of file targets
This can be achieved with prerequisite-specific install=true, for example:
exe{foo}: exe{bar}: install = true # foo runs bar
Diffstat (limited to 'libbuild2/install/rule.hxx')
| -rw-r--r-- | libbuild2/install/rule.hxx | 5 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/libbuild2/install/rule.hxx b/libbuild2/install/rule.hxx index 61c0ae9..53d97d2 100644 --- a/libbuild2/install/rule.hxx +++ b/libbuild2/install/rule.hxx @@ -115,7 +115,10 @@ namespace build2 // ignores exe{} prerequisites assuming an exe{} listed for a file // target is there to execute (e.g., to generate that target) and // normally should not be installed (an exe{} would typically be - // installed via the dir{./} alias). + // installed via the dir{./} alias). But this can be overridden with a + // prerequisite-specific install=true, for example: + // + // exe{foo}: exe{bar}: install = true # foo runs bar // // The prerequisite is passed as an iterator allowing the filter to // "see" inside groups. |