1 files changed, 39 insertions, 26 deletions

diff --git a/libbuild2/scope.hxx b/libbuild2/scope.hxx
index 39be143..e1cdf78 100644
--- a/libbuild2/scope.hxx
+++ b/libbuild2/scope.hxx
@@ -187,6 +187,22 @@ namespace build2
     value&
     assign (const variable* var) {return vars.assign (var);} // For cached.
 
+    template <typename T>
+    T&
+    assign (const variable& var, T&& val)
+    {
+      value& v (assign (var) = forward<T> (val));
+      return v.as<T> ();
+    }
+
+    template <typename T>
+    T&
+    assign (const variable* var, T&& val)
+    {
+      value& v (assign (var) = forward<T> (val));
+      return v.as<T> ();
+    }
+
     // Assign an untyped non-overridable variable with project visibility.
     //
     value&
@@ -195,47 +211,44 @@ namespace build2
       return assign (var_pool ().insert (move (name)));
     }
 
-    // As above, but assign a typed variable.
+    // As above, but assign a typed variable (note: variable type must be
+    // specified explicitly).
     //
-    template <typename T>
+    template <typename V>
     value&
     assign (string name)
     {
-      return vars.assign (var_pool ().insert<T> (move (name)));
+      return vars.assign (var_pool ().insert<V> (move (name)));
     }
 
-    template <typename T>
-    T&
+    template <typename V, typename T>
+    V&
     assign (string name, T&& val)
     {
-      value& v (assign<T> (move (name)) = forward<T> (val));
-      return v.as<T> ();
+      value& v (assign<V> (move (name)) = forward<T> (val));
+      return v.as<V> ();
     }
 
-    template <typename T>
-    T&
-    assign (const variable& var, T&& val)
-    {
-      value& v (assign (var) = forward<T> (val));
-      return v.as<T> ();
-    }
+    // Return a value suitable for appending. If the variable does not exist
+    // in this scope's map, then outer scopes are searched for the same
+    // variable. If found then a new variable with the found value is added to
+    // this scope and returned. Otherwise this function proceeds as assign().
+    //
+    value&
+    append (const variable&);
 
-    template <typename T>
-    T&
-    assign (const variable* var, T&& val)
+    value&
+    append (string name)
     {
-      value& v (assign (var) = forward<T> (val));
-      return v.as<T> ();
+      return append (var_pool ().insert (move (name)));
     }
 
-    // Return a value suitable for appending. If the variable does not
-    // exist in this scope's map, then outer scopes are searched for
-    // the same variable. If found then a new variable with the found
-    // value is added to this scope and returned. Otherwise this
-    // function proceeds as assign().
-    //
+    template <typename V>
     value&
-    append (const variable&);
+    append (string name)
+    {
+      return append (var_pool ().insert<V> (move (name)));
+    }
 
     // Target type/pattern-specific variables.
     //