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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 12 deletions
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Version 0.13.0 * Support for project-specific configuration. - A project can now use the config directive to define config.<porject>.* + A project can now use the config directive to define config.<project>.* variables, similar to the build system core and modules. For example: config [bool] config.libhello.fancy ?= false @@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ Version 0.13.0 }} Note that in this release support for ad hoc recipe is at the "technology - preview" stage. In particular, there is no documentation and are known - rough edges. + preview" stage. In particular, there is no documentation and there might + be some rough edges. * Support for project-local importation. @@ -197,20 +197,21 @@ Version 0.13.0 * New $bin.link_member() function. Given a linker output target type (exe, lib[as], or libu[eas]) this - function returns the target type of lib{} group member (liba or libs) that - will be picked when linking a lib{} group to this target type. + function returns the target type of the lib{} group member (liba or libs) + that will be picked when linking a lib{} group to this target type. * New scripting builtins: date, env. * New variable block applicability semantics in dependency chains. - Prior the block used to apply to the set of prerequisites before the last - colon. This turned out to be counterintuitive and not very useful since - prerequisite-specific variables are less common than target-specific. + Previously the block used to apply to the set of prerequisites before the + last colon. This turned out to be counterintuitive and not very useful + since prerequisite-specific variables are less common than target- + specific ones. - The new rule is as follows: if the chain ends with the colon, then the - block applies to the last set of prerequisites. Otherwise, it applies to - the last set of targets. For example: + The new rule is as follows: if the chain ends with a colon, then the block + applies to the last set of prerequisites. Otherwise, it applies to the + last set of targets. For example: ./: exe{test}: cxx{main} { @@ -226,7 +227,8 @@ Version 0.13.0 While these can be useful on their own, this also makes the test and install operations available in simple projects, which is handy for "glue - buildfiles" that "pull" (using ad hoc import) a bunch of other projects. + buildfiles" that "pull" (using ad hoc import) a bunch of other projects + together. * The translated {c,cxx}.std options are now folded into the compiler mode options ({c,cxx}.mode). This makes them accessible from ad hoc recipes. |