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-rw-r--r--build2/parser.cxx11
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/build2/parser.cxx b/build2/parser.cxx
index 526a905..689db66 100644
--- a/build2/parser.cxx
+++ b/build2/parser.cxx
@@ -522,11 +522,16 @@ namespace build2
if (!n.dir.empty ())
sg = enter_scope (*this, move (n.dir));
- // Resolve target type. If none is specified, use the root
- // of the hierarchy.
+ // Resolve target type. If none is specified or if it is
+ // '*', use the root of the hierarchy. So these are all
+ // equivalent:
+ //
+ // *: foo = bar
+ // {*}: foo = bar
+ // *{*}: foo = bar
//
const target_type* ti (
- n.untyped ()
+ n.untyped () || n.type == "*"
? &target::static_type
: scope_->find_target_type (n.type));