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| author | Boris Kolpackov <boris@codesynthesis.com> | 2023-10-11 07:12:20 +0200 |
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| committer | Boris Kolpackov <boris@codesynthesis.com> | 2023-10-11 07:12:20 +0200 |
| commit | a31834a794394d89bc593671fe5460a93f817d41 (patch) | |
| tree | 65c5aa55a876f4aa14a177b83d8ada5035b85aea | |
| parent | f8450823f02119aa985658c27039111973ccce0a (diff) | |
Clarify bdep-new --package output directory semantics (GH issues #286)
| -rw-r--r-- | bdep/new.cli | 8 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/bdep/new.cli b/bdep/new.cli index 5411934..6462f8c 100644 --- a/bdep/new.cli +++ b/bdep/new.cli @@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ namespace bdep project/package (the \cb{--source} form). All the forms except \cb{--source} first create according to <spec> a new \cb{build2} project/package called <name> in the <name> subdirectory of the current - working directory (unless overridden with \c{\b{--output-dir}|\b{-o}}). + working directory (unless overridden with \c{\b{--output-dir}|\b{-o}} + or, in case of \cb{--package}, with \c{\b{--directory}|\b{-d}}). If <name> contains a directory component, then the project/package is created in this directory, as if it was specified with \c{\b{--output-dir}|\b{-o}}. @@ -77,8 +78,9 @@ namespace bdep The \cb{--package} form adds the new package to the \cb{packages.manifest} file creating it if necessary. If no project directory is explicitly specified with \c{\b{--directory}|\b{-d}}, then - the current working directory is assumed. Note that nested packages are - not allowed. For example: + it will be deduced from the current working directory (see + \l{bdep-projects-configs(1)} for details on specifying projects). Note + that nested packages are not allowed. For example: \ $ bdep new -t empty hello |