3 files changed, 44 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/libbuild2/cc/functions.cxx b/libbuild2/cc/functions.cxx
index abfd32f..e05c707 100644
--- a/libbuild2/cc/functions.cxx
+++ b/libbuild2/cc/functions.cxx
@@ -13,11 +13,10 @@
 #include <libbuild2/cc/module.hxx>
 #include <libbuild2/cc/utility.hxx>
 
+#include <libbuild2/functions-name.hxx> // to_target()
+
 namespace build2
 {
-  const target&
-  to_target (const scope&, name&&, name&&); // libbuild2/functions-name.cxx
-
   namespace cc
   {
     using namespace bin;
diff --git a/libbuild2/functions-name.cxx b/libbuild2/functions-name.cxx
index 800c377..72ac2bd 100644
--- a/libbuild2/functions-name.cxx
+++ b/libbuild2/functions-name.cxx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // file      : libbuild2/functions-name.cxx -*- C++ -*-
 // license   : MIT; see accompanying LICENSE file
 
+#include <libbuild2/functions-name.hxx>
+
 #include <libbuild2/scope.hxx>
 #include <libbuild2/function.hxx>
 #include <libbuild2/variable.hxx>
@@ -39,9 +41,7 @@ namespace build2
     return make_pair (move (n), move (e));
   }
 
-  // Note: this helper mey be used by other functions that operate on targets.
-  //
-  LIBBUILD2_SYMEXPORT const target&
+  const target&
   to_target (const scope& s, name&& n, name&& o)
   {
     if (const target* r = search_existing (n, s, o.dir))
@@ -52,6 +52,15 @@ namespace build2
          << " not found" << endf;
   }
 
+  const target&
+  to_target (const scope& s, names&& ns)
+  {
+    assert (ns.size () == (ns[0].pair ? 2 : 1));
+
+    name o;
+    return to_target (s, move (ns[0]), move (ns[0].pair ? ns[1] : o));
+  }
+
   void
   name_functions (function_map& m)
   {
diff --git a/libbuild2/functions-name.hxx b/libbuild2/functions-name.hxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34fa4b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libbuild2/functions-name.hxx
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// file      : libbuild2/functions-name.hxx -*- C++ -*-
+// license   : MIT; see accompanying LICENSE file
+
+#ifndef LIBBUILD2_FUNCTIONS_NAME_HXX
+#define LIBBUILD2_FUNCTIONS_NAME_HXX
+
+#include <libbuild2/types.hxx>
+#include <libbuild2/forward.hxx>
+#include <libbuild2/utility.hxx>
+
+#include <libbuild2/export.hxx>
+
+namespace build2
+{
+  // Helpers that may be useful to other functions that operate on target
+  // name.
+
+  // Resolve the name to target issuing diagnostics and failing if not found.
+  //
+  LIBBUILD2_SYMEXPORT const target&
+  to_target (const scope&, name&&, name&& out);
+
+  // As above but from the names vector which should contain a single name
+  // or an out-qualified name pair (asserted).
+  //
+  LIBBUILD2_SYMEXPORT const target&
+  to_target (const scope&, names&&);
+}
+
+#endif // LIBBUILD2_FUNCTIONS_NAME_HXX