From 76be0a35f6c37cda7ba65530330f1ac246fb52a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Boris Kolpackov Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2022 11:26:52 +0200 Subject: Add support for rule hints A rule hint is a target attribute, for example: [rule_hint=cxx] exe{hello}: c{hello} Rule hints can be used to resolve ambiguity when multiple rules match the same target as well as to override an unambiguous match. --- doc/manual.cli | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/manual.cli b/doc/manual.cli index 36e36bd..b72700d 100644 --- a/doc/manual.cli +++ b/doc/manual.cli @@ -5375,10 +5375,21 @@ configuration header into two, one public and installed while the other private.| + \h1#attributes|Attributes| \N{This chapter is a work in progress and is incomplete.} +The only currently recognized target attribute is \c{rule_hint} which +specifies the rule hint. Rule hints can be used to resolve ambiguity when +multiple rules match the same target as well as to override an unambiguous +match. For example, the following rule hint makes sure our executable is +linked with the C++ compiler even though it only has C sources: + +\ +[rule_hint=cxx] exe{hello}: c{hello} +\ + \h1#name-patterns|Name Patterns| -- cgit v1.1