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Diffstat (limited to 'libbuild2/context.hxx')
| -rw-r--r-- | libbuild2/context.hxx | 10 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/libbuild2/context.hxx b/libbuild2/context.hxx index d4cf9ff..24aca82 100644 --- a/libbuild2/context.hxx +++ b/libbuild2/context.hxx @@ -431,8 +431,8 @@ namespace build2 const variable* var_import_build2; const variable* var_import_target; - // The import.metadata variable and the --build2-metadata option are used - // to pass the metadata compatibility version. + // The import.metadata export stub variable and the --build2-metadata + // executable option are used to pass the metadata compatibility version. // // This serves both as an indication that the metadata is required (can be // useful, for example, in cases where it is expensive to calculate) as @@ -444,7 +444,8 @@ namespace build2 // The export.metadata value should start with the version followed by the // metadata variable prefix (for example, cli in cli.version). // - // The following metadata variable names have pre-defined meaning: + // The following metadata variable names have pre-defined meaning for + // executable targets (exe{}; see also process_path_ex): // // <var-prefix>.name = [string] # Stable name for diagnostics. // <var-prefix>.version = [string] # Version for diagnostics. @@ -454,7 +455,8 @@ namespace build2 // If the <var-prefix>.name variable is missing, it is set to the target // name as imported. // - // See also process_path_ex. + // Note that the same mechanism is used for library user metadata (see + // cc::pkgconfig_{load,save}() for details). // const variable* var_import_metadata; const variable* var_export_metadata; |