4 files changed, 49 insertions, 36 deletions
diff --git a/build/bin/target.cxx b/build/bin/target.cxx
index cb7959c..1d69063 100644
--- a/build/bin/target.cxx
+++ b/build/bin/target.cxx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace build
       "obja",
       &file::static_type,
       &obja_factory,
-      file::static_type.search
+      &search_file
     };
 
     static target*
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace build
       "objso",
       &file::static_type,
       &objso_factory,
-      file::static_type.search
+      &search_file
     };
 
     static target*
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace build
       "obj",
       &target::static_type,
       &obj_factory,
-      target::static_type.search
+      &search_target
     };
 
     const target_type exe::static_type
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ namespace build
       "exe",
       &file::static_type,
       &target_factory<exe>,
-      file::static_type.search
+      &search_file
     };
 
     static target*
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ namespace build
       "liba",
       &file::static_type,
       &liba_factory,
-      file::static_type.search
+      &search_file
     };
 
     static target*
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ namespace build
       "libso",
       &file::static_type,
       &libso_factory,
-      file::static_type.search
+      &search_file
     };
 
     static target*
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ namespace build
       "lib",
       &target::static_type,
       &lib_factory,
-      target::static_type.search
+      &search_target
     };
   }
 }
diff --git a/build/cxx/target.cxx b/build/cxx/target.cxx
index ab75b4c..e02801b 100644
--- a/build/cxx/target.cxx
+++ b/build/cxx/target.cxx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace build
       "hxx",
       &file::static_type,
       &target_factory<hxx>,
-      file::static_type.search
+      &search_file
     };
 
     const target_type ixx::static_type
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace build
       "ixx",
       &file::static_type,
       &target_factory<ixx>,
-      file::static_type.search
+      &search_file
     };
 
     const target_type txx::static_type
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace build
       "txx",
       &file::static_type,
       &target_factory<txx>,
-      file::static_type.search
+      &search_file
     };
 
     const target_type cxx::static_type
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace build
       "cxx",
       &file::static_type,
       &target_factory<cxx>,
-      file::static_type.search
+      &search_file
     };
 
     const target_type h::static_type
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace build
       "h",
       &file::static_type,
       &target_factory<h>,
-      file::static_type.search
+      &search_file
     };
 
     const target_type c::static_type
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ namespace build
       "c",
       &file::static_type,
       &target_factory<c>,
-      file::static_type.search
+      &search_file
     };
   }
 }
diff --git a/build/target b/build/target
index d7bdd04..1770d9c 100644
--- a/build/target
+++ b/build/target
@@ -466,13 +466,6 @@ namespace build
 
   extern target_type_map target_types;
 
-  template <typename T>
-  target*
-  target_factory (dir_path d, std::string n, const std::string* e)
-  {
-    return new T (std::move (d), std::move (n), e);
-  }
-
   // Modification time-based target.
   //
   class mtime_target: public target
@@ -582,6 +575,28 @@ namespace build
     virtual const target_type& type () const {return static_type;}
     static const target_type static_type;
   };
+
+  // Common implementation of the target factory and search functions.
+  //
+  template <typename T>
+  target*
+  target_factory (dir_path d, std::string n, const std::string* e)
+  {
+    return new T (std::move (d), std::move (n), e);
+  }
+
+  // The default behavior, that is, look for an existing target in the
+  // prerequisite's directory scope.
+  //
+  target*
+  search_target (const prerequisite_key&);
+
+  // First lookfor an existing target as above. If not found, then look
+  // for an existing file in the target-type-specific list of paths.
+  //
+  target*
+  search_file (const prerequisite_key&);
+
 }
 
 #include <build/target.ixx>
diff --git a/build/target.cxx b/build/target.cxx
index 164a13f..3810092 100644
--- a/build/target.cxx
+++ b/build/target.cxx
@@ -72,15 +72,6 @@ namespace build
     return os << target_key {&t.type (), &t.dir, &t.name, &t.ext};
   }
 
-  static target*
-  search_target (const prerequisite_key& pk)
-  {
-    // The default behavior is to look for an existing target in the
-    // prerequisite's directory scope.
-    //
-    return search_existing_target (pk);
-  }
-
   // target_set
   //
   target_set targets;
@@ -284,10 +275,19 @@ namespace build
     return path_mtime (path_);
   }
 
-  // file target
+  // Search functions.
   //
 
-  static target*
+  target*
+  search_target (const prerequisite_key& pk)
+  {
+    // The default behavior is to look for an existing target in the
+    // prerequisite's directory scope.
+    //
+    return search_existing_target (pk);
+  }
+
+  target*
   search_file (const prerequisite_key& pk)
   {
     // First see if there is an existing target.
@@ -308,8 +308,6 @@ namespace build
       return nullptr;
   }
 
-  // dir target
-  //
   static target*
   search_alias (const prerequisite_key& pk)
   {
@@ -343,7 +341,7 @@ namespace build
     "mtime_target",
     &target::static_type,
     nullptr,
-    target::static_type.search
+    &search_target
   };
 
   const target_type path_target::static_type
@@ -352,7 +350,7 @@ namespace build
     "path_target",
     &mtime_target::static_type,
     nullptr,
-    mtime_target::static_type.search
+    &search_target
   };
 
   const target_type file::static_type
@@ -379,6 +377,6 @@ namespace build
     "fsdir",
     &target::static_type,
     &target_factory<fsdir>,
-    target::static_type.search
+    &search_target
   };
 }