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diff --git a/libbuild2/depdb.hxx b/libbuild2/depdb.hxx
index 5b5052d..55413bf 100644
--- a/libbuild2/depdb.hxx
+++ b/libbuild2/depdb.hxx
@@ -62,12 +62,14 @@ namespace build2
//
struct LIBBUILD2_SYMEXPORT depdb_base
{
- explicit
- depdb_base (const path&, timestamp);
+ // Implementation details.
+ //
+ enum class state {read, read_eof, write};
+ depdb_base (const path&, state, optional<uint64_t> pos = nullopt);
~depdb_base ();
- enum class state {read, read_eof, write} state_;
+ state state_;
union
{
@@ -113,6 +115,27 @@ namespace build2
explicit
depdb (path_type);
+ struct reopen_state
+ {
+ path_type path;
+ uint64_t pos;
+ timestamp mtime;
+ };
+
+ // Reopen the database for writing. The reopen state must have been
+ // obtained by calling close_to_reopen() below. Besides opening the file
+ // and adjusting its write position, this constructor also sets touch to
+ // the timestamp returned by close_to_reopen() to help maintain the
+ // "database mtime is before target mtime" invariant.
+ //
+ // This functionality is primarily useful to handle dynamic dependency
+ // information that is produced as a byproduct of compilation. In this
+ // case the "static" part of the database is written in match and the
+ // "dynamic" part -- in execute.
+ //
+ explicit
+ depdb (reopen_state);
+
// Close the database. If this function is not called, then the database
// may be left in the old/currupt state. Note that in the read mode this
// function will "chop off" lines that haven't been read.
@@ -125,6 +148,16 @@ namespace build2
void
close (bool mtime_check = true);
+ // Temporarily close the database to be reopened for writing later.
+ // Besides the file path and write position also return the database file
+ // modification time after closing.
+ //
+ // Note that after this call the resulting database file is valid and if
+ // it's not reopened later, the result is equivalent to calling close().
+ //
+ reopen_state
+ close_to_reopen ();
+
// Flush any unwritten data to disk. This is primarily useful when reusing
// a (partially written) database as an input to external programs (e.g.,
// as a module map).
@@ -158,7 +191,7 @@ namespace build2
// the next line in the database (which you are free to move from). If you
// then call write(), this line will be overwritten.
//
- // If the result is NULL, then it means no next line is unavailable. This
+ // If the result is NULL, then it means no next line is available. This
// can be due to several reasons:
//
// - eof reached (you can detect this by calling more() before read())