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Diffstat (limited to 'libbuild2/action.hxx')
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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/libbuild2/action.hxx b/libbuild2/action.hxx index dce3a1a..85012ba 100644 --- a/libbuild2/action.hxx +++ b/libbuild2/action.hxx @@ -45,16 +45,17 @@ namespace build2 // inner rule. In particular, it should not replace or override the inner's // logic. // - // While most of the relevant target state is duplicated, certain things are - // shared among the inner/outer rules, such as the target data pad and the - // group state. In particular, it is assumed the group state is always - // determined by the inner rule (see resolve_members()). + // While most of the action-specific target state is duplicated (see + // target::opstate), certain things are shared among the inner/outer rules, + // such as the path, mtime, and group state. In particular, it is assumed + // the group state is always determined by the inner rule (see + // resolve_members()). // // Normally, an outer rule will be responsible for any additional, outer // operation-specific work. Sometimes, however, the inner rule needs to // customize its behavior. In this case the outer and inner rules must - // communicate this explicitly (normally via the target's data pad) and - // there is a number of restrictions to this approach. See + // communicate this explicitly (normally via the target's auxiliary data + // storage) and there is a number of restrictions to this approach. See // cc::{link,install}_rule for details. // struct action |