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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/build/context b/build/context
index ac6e29c..723f9f9 100644
--- a/build/context
+++ b/build/context
@@ -77,10 +77,18 @@ namespace build
out_src (const path& src, const path& out_root, const path& src_root);
// If possible and beneficial, translate an absolute, normalized path
- // into relative to the work directory.
+ // into relative to the relative_base directory, which is normally
+ // work.
//
path
- relative_work (const path&);
+ relative (const path&);
+
+ // By default this points to work. Setting this to something else
+ // should only be done in tightly controlled, non-parallel
+ // situations (see dump). If base is empty, then relative()
+ // returns the original path.
+ //
+ extern const path* relative_base;
}
#include <build/context.txx>