1 files changed, 25 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/build2/variable.ixx b/build2/variable.ixx
index 393a796..5c9118b 100644
--- a/build2/variable.ixx
+++ b/build2/variable.ixx
@@ -591,12 +591,33 @@ namespace build2
 
   // variable_pool
   //
-  inline const variable& variable_pool::
+  inline const variable* variable_pool::
   find (const string& n)
   {
-    auto p (variable_pool_base::insert (
-              variable {n, nullptr, nullptr, variable_visibility::normal}));
-    return *p.first;
+    auto i (map_.find (&n));
+    return i != map_.end () ? &i->second : nullptr;
+  }
+
+  inline const variable& variable_pool::
+  insert (string n)
+  {
+    // We are not overriding anything so skip the custom insert() checks.
+    //
+    auto p (
+      insert (
+        variable {move (n), nullptr, nullptr, variable_visibility::normal}));
+
+    return p.first->second;
+  }
+
+
+  inline const variable& variable_pool::
+  operator[] (const string& n)
+  {
+    if (const variable* v = find (n))
+      return *v;
+    else
+      return insert (n);
   }
 
   // variable_map::iterator_adapter