3 files changed, 34 insertions, 38 deletions

diff --git a/libbuild2/target.hxx b/libbuild2/target.hxx
index 4ce871b..76c01b6 100644
--- a/libbuild2/target.hxx
+++ b/libbuild2/target.hxx
@@ -1144,10 +1144,19 @@ namespace build2
   // See-through group members iteration mode. Ad hoc members must always
   // be entered explicitly.
   //
+  // Note that if the group is empty, then we see the group itself (rather
+  // than nothing). Failed that, an empty group would never be executed (e.g.,
+  // during clean) since there is no member to trigger the group execution.
+  // Other than that, it feels like seeing the group in this cases should be
+  // harmless (i.e., rules are generally prepared to see prerequisites they
+  // don't recognize).
+  //
   enum class members_mode
   {
-    always, // Iterate over members, assert if not resolvable.
-    maybe,  // Iterate over members if resolvable, group otherwise.
+    always, // Iterate over members if not empty, group if empty, assert if
+            // not resolvable.
+    maybe,  // Iterate over members if resolvable and not empty, group
+            // otherwise.
     never   // Iterate over group (can still use enter_group()).
   };
 
@@ -1200,9 +1209,10 @@ namespace build2
       leave_group ();
 
       // Iterate over this group's members. Return false if the member
-      // information is not available. Similar to leave_group(), you should
-      // increment the iterator after calling this function (provided it
-      // returned true).
+      // information is not available (note: return true if the group is
+      // empty). Similar to leave_group(), you should increment the iterator
+      // after calling this function provided group() returns true (see
+      // below).
       //
       bool
       enter_group ();
diff --git a/libbuild2/target.ixx b/libbuild2/target.ixx
index cfc3847..fddf1b2 100644
--- a/libbuild2/target.ixx
+++ b/libbuild2/target.ixx
@@ -456,6 +456,25 @@ namespace build2
   }
 
   template <typename T>
+  inline void prerequisite_members_range<T>::iterator::
+  switch_mode ()
+  {
+    g_ = resolve_members (*i_);
+
+    if (g_.members != nullptr)
+    {
+      // See empty see through groups as groups.
+      //
+      for (j_ = 1; j_ <= g_.count && g_.members[j_ - 1] == nullptr; ++j_) ;
+
+      if (j_ > g_.count)
+        g_.count = 0;
+    }
+    else
+      assert (r_->mode_ != members_mode::always); // Group can't be resolved.
+  }
+
+  template <typename T>
   inline auto prerequisite_members_range<T>::iterator::
   operator++ () -> iterator&
   {
diff --git a/libbuild2/target.txx b/libbuild2/target.txx
index 5b48ad1..1363935 100644
--- a/libbuild2/target.txx
+++ b/libbuild2/target.txx
@@ -8,39 +8,6 @@
 
 namespace build2
 {
-  // prerequisite_members_range
-  //
-  template <typename T>
-  void prerequisite_members_range<T>::iterator::
-  switch_mode ()
-  {
-    // A group could be empty, so we may have to iterate.
-    //
-    do
-    {
-      g_ = resolve_members (*i_);
-
-      // Group could not be resolved.
-      //
-      if (g_.members == nullptr)
-      {
-        assert (r_->mode_ != members_mode::always);
-        return;
-      }
-
-      // Skip empty see through groups.
-      //
-      for (j_ = 1; j_ <= g_.count && g_.members[j_ - 1] == nullptr; ++j_) ;
-      if (j_ <= g_.count)
-        break;
-
-      g_.count = 0;
-    }
-    while (++i_ != r_->e_ && i_->type.see_through);
-  }
-
-  //
-  //
   template <const char* ext>
   const char*
   target_extension_fix (const target_key& tk, const scope*)