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Diffstat (limited to 'libbuild2/rule.hxx')
| -rw-r--r-- | libbuild2/rule.hxx | 13 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/libbuild2/rule.hxx b/libbuild2/rule.hxx index 4f77432..bf6f0a5 100644 --- a/libbuild2/rule.hxx +++ b/libbuild2/rule.hxx @@ -126,10 +126,19 @@ namespace build2 virtual recipe apply (action, target&, match_extra&) const override; - file_rule () {} + // While this rule expects an mtime_target-based target, sometimes it's + // necessary to register it for something less specific (normally target) + // in order to achieve the desired rule matching priority (see the dist + // and config modules for an example). For such cases this rule can be + // instructed to check the type and only match if it's mtime_target-based. + // + file_rule (bool match_type = false): match_type_ (match_type) {} - static const file_rule instance; + static const file_rule instance; // Note: does not match the target type. static const build2::rule_match rule_match; + + private: + bool match_type_; }; class LIBBUILD2_SYMEXPORT alias_rule: public simple_rule |