Get rid of special *{} wildcard target type notation in target type/patterns

Explicit target{} should be used instead. Also, in this context, absent target
type is now treated as file{} rather than target{}, for consistency with all
other cases.

5 files changed, 24 insertions, 31 deletions

diff --git a/libbuild2/adhoc-rule-regex-pattern.cxx b/libbuild2/adhoc-rule-regex-pattern.cxx
index 4c8c1e5..c621b67 100644
--- a/libbuild2/adhoc-rule-regex-pattern.cxx
+++ b/libbuild2/adhoc-rule-regex-pattern.cxx
@@ -83,9 +83,7 @@ namespace build2
     {
       if (tt == nullptr)
       {
-        tt = n.untyped () || n.type == "*"
-        ? &target::static_type
-        : s.find_target_type (n.type);
+        tt = n.untyped () ? &file::static_type : s.find_target_type (n.type);
 
         if (tt == nullptr)
           fail (loc) << "unknown target type " << n.type;
diff --git a/libbuild2/context.cxx b/libbuild2/context.cxx
index e8232c7..924c370 100644
--- a/libbuild2/context.cxx
+++ b/libbuild2/context.cxx
@@ -262,15 +262,21 @@ namespace build2
     {
       target_type_map& t (data_->global_target_types);
 
-      t.insert<file>  ();
-      t.insert<alias> ();
-      t.insert<dir>   ();
-      t.insert<fsdir> ();
-      t.insert<exe>   ();
-      t.insert<doc>   ();
-      t.insert<legal> ();
-      t.insert<man>   ();
-      t.insert<man1>  ();
+      // These are abstract.
+      //
+      t.insert<target>       ();
+      t.insert<mtime_target> ();
+      t.insert<path_target>  ();
+
+      t.insert<file>         ();
+      t.insert<alias>        ();
+      t.insert<dir>          ();
+      t.insert<fsdir>        ();
+      t.insert<exe>          ();
+      t.insert<doc>          ();
+      t.insert<legal>        ();
+      t.insert<man>          ();
+      t.insert<man1>         ();
 
       {
         auto& tt (t.insert<manifest> ());
diff --git a/libbuild2/parser.cxx b/libbuild2/parser.cxx
index a7e84f7..6f59b30 100644
--- a/libbuild2/parser.cxx
+++ b/libbuild2/parser.cxx
@@ -733,18 +733,11 @@ namespace build2
             sg = enter_scope (*this, move (n.dir));
           }
 
-          // Resolve target type. If none is specified or if it is '*',
-          // use the root of the target type hierarchy. So these are all
-          // equivalent:
+          // Resolve target type. If none is specified, then it's file{}.
           //
-          // *: foo = bar
-          // {*}: foo = bar
-          // *{*}: foo = bar
-          //
-          const target_type* ttype (
-            n.untyped () || n.type == "*"
-            ? &target::static_type
-            : scope_->find_target_type (n.type));
+          const target_type* ttype (n.untyped ()
+                                    ? &file::static_type
+                                    : scope_->find_target_type (n.type));
 
           if (ttype == nullptr)
             fail (nloc) << "unknown target type " << n.type;
@@ -1074,12 +1067,8 @@ namespace build2
           {
             // Resolve target type (same as in for_one_pat()).
             //
-            // @@ TODO: maybe untyped should mean file{} as everywhere else?
-            //    Also, why do we bother with *{}, is it that hard to write
-            //    target{*}? Note: here, in vars, and in regex_pattern.
-            //
-            ttype = n.untyped () || n.type == "*"
-              ? &target::static_type
+            ttype = n.untyped ()
+              ? &file::static_type
               : scope_->find_target_type (n.type);
 
             if (ttype == nullptr)
diff --git a/libbuild2/target.hxx b/libbuild2/target.hxx
index e8895ea..01f01e1 100644
--- a/libbuild2/target.hxx
+++ b/libbuild2/target.hxx
@@ -786,8 +786,8 @@ namespace build2
       return derived_type != nullptr ? *derived_type : dynamic_type ();
     }
 
-    virtual const target_type& dynamic_type () const = 0;
     static const target_type static_type;
+    virtual const target_type& dynamic_type () const = 0;
 
     // RW access.
     //
diff --git a/tests/variable/target-type-pattern-specific/testscript b/tests/variable/target-type-pattern-specific/testscript
index 9962342..016380b 100644
--- a/tests/variable/target-type-pattern-specific/testscript
+++ b/tests/variable/target-type-pattern-specific/testscript
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ print $(file{x-foz}: x)
 
 *: x1 = X1
 {*}: x2 = X2
-*{*}: x3 = X3
+target{*}: x3 = X3
 print $(file{x}: x1)
 print $(file{x}: x2)
 print $(file{x}: x3)