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1 files changed, 21 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/libbuild2/bin/rule.hxx b/libbuild2/bin/rule.hxx
index 8bc30c7..9dd1d14 100644
--- a/libbuild2/bin/rule.hxx
+++ b/libbuild2/bin/rule.hxx
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
#include <libbuild2/rule.hxx>
+#include <libbuild2/dist/rule.hxx>
+
#include <libbuild2/bin/export.hxx>
namespace build2
@@ -18,7 +20,10 @@ namespace build2
// "Fail rule" for obj{} and [h]bmi{} that issues diagnostics if someone
// tries to build these groups directly.
//
- class obj_rule: public simple_rule
+ // Note that for dist it acts as a pass-through to all existing (declared)
+ // members.
+ //
+ class obj_rule: public dist::rule
{
public:
obj_rule () {}
@@ -30,12 +35,22 @@ namespace build2
apply (action, target&) const override;
};
- // "Fail rule" for libul{} that issues diagnostics if someone tries to
- // build this group directly.
+ // This rule picks, matches, and unmatches (if possible) a member for the
+ // purpose of making its metadata (for example, library's poptions, if
+ // it's one of the cc libraries) available.
+ //
+ // The underlying idea here is that someone else (e.g., cc::link_rule)
+ // makes a more informed choice and we piggy back on that decision,
+ // falling back to making our own based on bin.lib and bin.exe.lib. Note
+ // that for update this rule always returns target_state::unchanged.
//
- class libul_rule: public simple_rule
+ // Note also that for dist it acts as a pass-through to all existing
+ // (declared) members.
+ //
+ class libul_rule: public dist::rule
{
public:
+ explicit
libul_rule () {}
virtual bool
@@ -47,6 +62,8 @@ namespace build2
// Pass-through to group members rule, similar to alias.
//
+ // Note that for dist it always passes to both members.
+ //
class LIBBUILD2_BIN_SYMEXPORT lib_rule: public simple_rule
{
public: