Add path representation() buildfile function

2 files changed, 22 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/build2/functions-path.cxx b/build2/functions-path.cxx
index 3ee6361..8b88ba0 100644
--- a/build2/functions-path.cxx
+++ b/build2/functions-path.cxx
@@ -93,6 +93,27 @@ namespace build2
       return r;
     };
 
+    // representation
+    //
+    f["representation"] = [](path p)     {return move (p).representation ();};
+    f["representation"] = [](dir_path p) {return move (p).representation ();};
+
+    f["representation"] = [](paths v)
+    {
+      strings r;
+      for (auto& p: v)
+        r.push_back (move (p).representation ());
+      return r;
+    };
+
+    f["representation"] = [](dir_paths v)
+    {
+      strings r;
+      for (auto& p: v)
+        r.push_back (move (p).representation ());
+      return r;
+    };
+
     // canonicalize
     //
     f["canonicalize"] = [](path p) {p.canonicalize (); return p;};
diff --git a/build2/types b/build2/types
index 9a5be75..c795213 100644
--- a/build2/types
+++ b/build2/types
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ namespace build2
 }
 
 // In order to be found (via ADL) these have to be either in std:: or in
-// butl::. The latter is bad idea since libbutl includes the default
+// butl::. The latter is a bad idea since libbutl includes the default
 // implementation. They are defined in utility.cxx.
 //
 namespace std