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diff --git a/libbuild2/config/utility.hxx b/libbuild2/config/utility.hxx
index cec4bc3..1e2ff53 100644
--- a/libbuild2/config/utility.hxx
+++ b/libbuild2/config/utility.hxx
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
#include <libbuild2/scope.hxx>
#include <libbuild2/variable.hxx>
+#include <libbuild2/config/types.hxx>
+
#include <libbuild2/export.hxx>
namespace build2
@@ -58,10 +60,20 @@ namespace build2
{
// Mark a variable to be saved during configuration.
//
+ // Note: the save_*_omitted flags work best when undefined or (one of) the
+ // omitted value(s) is the default (see a note in lookup_config()
+ // documentation for details).
+ //
+ // The below lookup_*() functions mark the default value by setting
+ // value::extra to 1. Note that it's exactly 1 and not "not 0" since other
+ // values could have other meaning (see, for example, package skeleton
+ // in bpkg).
+ //
const uint64_t save_default_commented = 0x01; // Based on value::extra.
const uint64_t save_null_omitted = 0x02; // Treat NULL as undefined.
const uint64_t save_empty_omitted = 0x04; // Treat empty as undefined.
- const uint64_t save_base = 0x08; // Custom save with base.
+ const uint64_t save_false_omitted = 0x08; // Treat false as undefined.
+ const uint64_t save_base = 0x10; // Custom save with base.
inline void
save_variable (scope& rs, const variable& var, uint64_t flags = 0)
@@ -228,9 +240,11 @@ namespace build2
//
// Unlike the rest of the lookup_config() versions, this one leaves the
// unspecified value as undefined rather than setting it to a default
- // value. This can be useful when we don't have a default value or in case
- // we want the mentioning of the variable to be omitted from persistent
- // storage (e.g., a config file) if the default value is used.
+ // value (in this case it also doesn't mark the variable for saving with
+ // the specified flags). This can be useful when we don't have a default
+ // value or in case we want the mentioning of the variable to be omitted
+ // from persistent storage (e.g., a config file) if the default value is
+ // used.
//
// Note also that we can first do the lookup without the default value and
// then, if there is no value, call the version with the default value and
@@ -239,27 +253,38 @@ namespace build2
// expensive. It is also ok to call both versions multiple times provided
// the flags are the same.
//
- // @@ Should we pass flags and interpret save_null_omitted to treat null
- // as undefined? Sounds logical.
- //
lookup
- lookup_config (scope& rs, const variable&);
+ lookup_config (scope& rs,
+ const variable&,
+ uint64_t save_flags = 0);
lookup
- lookup_config (bool& new_value, scope& rs, const variable&);
+ lookup_config (bool& new_value,
+ scope& rs,
+ const variable&,
+ uint64_t save_flags = 0);
// Note that the variable is expected to have already been entered.
//
inline lookup
- lookup_config (scope& rs, const string& var)
+ lookup_config (scope& rs,
+ const string& var,
+ uint64_t save_flags = 0)
{
- return lookup_config (rs, rs.ctx.var_pool[var]);
+ // Note: go straight for the public variable pool.
+ //
+ return lookup_config (rs, rs.ctx.var_pool[var], save_flags);
}
inline lookup
- lookup_config (bool& new_value, scope& rs, const string& var)
+ lookup_config (bool& new_value,
+ scope& rs,
+ const string& var,
+ uint64_t save_flags = 0)
{
- return lookup_config (new_value, rs, rs.ctx.var_pool[var]);
+ // Note: go straight for the public variable pool.
+ //
+ return lookup_config (new_value, rs, rs.ctx.var_pool[var], save_flags);
}
// Lookup a config.* variable value and, if the value is undefined, set it
@@ -287,8 +312,14 @@ namespace build2
// or from the command line (i.e., it is inherited from the amalgamation),
// then its value is "overridden" to the default value on this root scope.
//
- // @@ Should save_null_omitted be interpreted to treat null as undefined?
- // Sounds logical.
+ // Note that while it may seem logical, these functions do not
+ // "reinterpret" defined values according to the save_*_omitted flags (for
+ // example, by returning the default value if the defined value is NULL
+ // and the save_null_omitted flag is specified). This is because such a
+ // reinterpretation may cause a diversion between the returned value and
+ // the re-queried config.* variable value if the defined value came from
+ // an override. To put another way, the save_*_omitted flags are purely to
+ // reduce the noise in config.build.
//
template <typename T>
lookup
@@ -340,6 +371,8 @@ namespace build2
uint64_t save_flags = 0,
bool override = false)
{
+ // Note: go straight for the public variable pool.
+ //
return lookup_config (rs,
rs.ctx.var_pool[var],
std::forward<T> (default_value), // VC14
@@ -356,6 +389,8 @@ namespace build2
uint64_t save_flags = 0,
bool override = false)
{
+ // Note: go straight for the public variable pool.
+ //
return lookup_config (new_value,
rs,
rs.ctx.var_pool[var],
@@ -400,7 +435,7 @@ namespace build2
const V* cv (
cast_null<V> (
lookup_config (rs,
- rs.var_pool ().insert<V> ("config." + var),
+ rs.var_pool (true).insert<V> ("config." + var),
std::forward<T> (default_value)))); // VC14
value& v (bs.assign<V> (move (var)));
@@ -418,7 +453,7 @@ namespace build2
const V* cv (
cast_null<V> (
lookup_config (rs,
- rs.var_pool ().insert<V> ("config." + var),
+ rs.var_pool (true).insert<V> ("config." + var),
std::forward<T> (default_value)))); // VC14
value& v (bs.append<V> (move (var)));
@@ -481,6 +516,25 @@ namespace build2
//
LIBBUILD2_SYMEXPORT bool
unconfigured (scope& rs, const string& var, bool value);
+
+ // Return the origin of the value of the specified configuration variable
+ // plus the value itself. See $config.origin() for details.
+ //
+ // Throws invalid_argument if the passed variable is not config.*.
+ //
+ LIBBUILD2_SYMEXPORT pair<variable_origin, lookup>
+ origin (const scope& rs, const string& name);
+
+ LIBBUILD2_SYMEXPORT pair<variable_origin, lookup>
+ origin (const scope& rs, const variable&);
+
+ // As above but using the result of scope::lookup_original() or
+ // semantically equivalent (e.g., lookup_namespace()).
+ //
+ // Note that this version does not check that the variable is config.*.
+ //
+ LIBBUILD2_SYMEXPORT pair<variable_origin, lookup>
+ origin (const scope& rs, const variable&, pair<lookup, size_t> original);
}
}