See through lib{} group during dist

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/libbuild2/dist/rule.hxx b/libbuild2/dist/rule.hxx
index df32de5..edcface 100644
--- a/libbuild2/dist/rule.hxx
+++ b/libbuild2/dist/rule.hxx
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ namespace build2
     // This is the default rule that simply matches all the prerequisites.
     //
     // A custom rule (usually the same as perform_update) may be necessary to
-    // establish group links (so that we see the dist variable set on a
-    // group).
+    // establish group links (so that we see the dist variable set on a group)
+    // or to see through non-see-through groups (like lib{}; see the
+    // bin::lib_rule for an example). Note that in the latter case the rule
+    // should "see" all its members for the dist case.
     //
     class rule: public build2::rule
     {