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2023-05-03Add --dump-scope and --dump-target options to limit --dump outputBoris Kolpackov1-1/+5
2023-04-18Add support for Assembler with C Preprocessor (.S) compilationBoris Kolpackov1-0/+84
Specifically, the c module now provides the c.as-cpp submodules which can be loaded in order to register the S{} target type and enable Assembler with C Preprocessor compilation in the c compile rule. For details, refer to "Assembler with C Preprocessor Compilation" in the manual.
2023-04-10Add support for negation in config.install.filterBoris Kolpackov1-8/+14
2023-04-04Remove global override restriction from config.install.filterBoris Kolpackov1-6/+5
2023-04-04Add support for installation filtering (GH issue #147)Boris Kolpackov1-0/+75
2023-03-24Document relocatable installation supportBoris Kolpackov1-0/+67
2023-03-14Quality "distribution" with "source" in manualBoris Kolpackov1-15/+15
2023-03-09Add note to manualBoris Kolpackov1-0/+3
2023-03-07Add new include_arch/config.install.include_arch installation locationBoris Kolpackov1-39/+61
It is mean for target architecture-specific headers.
2022-12-05Add missing colon in intro-unit-testWilliam Roy1-1/+1
2022-11-24Document Objective-C/C++ support in manualBoris Kolpackov1-0/+57
2022-10-21Change attribute syntax in script to come after variable in set and for (set ↵Karen Arutyunov1-13/+13
x [...], for x [...])
2022-10-14Fix typo in Testscript manualBoris Kolpackov1-1/+1
2022-10-14Describe how to test multiple executables in single testscriptBoris Kolpackov1-3/+74
2022-10-14Add notes on serial execution in Testscript manualBoris Kolpackov1-0/+7
2022-10-14Proofreading changes to Testscript manual (for/while loops)Boris Kolpackov1-75/+61
2022-10-13Add support for 'for' loop second (... | for x) and third (for x <...) forms ↵Karen Arutyunov1-27/+281
in script
2022-10-13Fix include directive example in testscript manualKaren Arutyunov1-1/+1
2022-09-02Add note on PowerShell quotingBoris Kolpackov1-0/+9
2022-09-02Add ability to specify `in` rule substitution as key-value pairsBoris Kolpackov1-0/+45
2022-09-02Rename in.substitution variable to in.modeBoris Kolpackov1-14/+15
The original name is still recognized for backwards compatibility.
2022-08-17Fix typo in manualBoris Kolpackov1-1/+1
2022-07-29Change version to 0.16.0-a.0.zBoris Kolpackov1-1/+1
2022-07-28Release version 0.15.0v0.15.0Boris Kolpackov1-1/+1
2022-07-28Fix incorrect link title in manualBoris Kolpackov1-4/+4
2022-07-26Minor additions to manualBoris Kolpackov1-9/+24
2022-07-18Add few references to manualBoris Kolpackov1-3/+5
2022-07-13In manual adjust link to renamed section in bpkg manualKaren Arutyunov1-2/+1
2022-07-08Update manual with package manager configuration negotiation informationBoris Kolpackov1-3/+89
2022-07-07Use new cmdline type for canned command lines in {Build,Test}scriptBoris Kolpackov1-29/+24
2022-06-29Rework pkg-config variable naming, use build2.metadata as general indicatorBoris Kolpackov1-5/+5
2022-06-21Add --trace-{match,execute} optionsBoris Kolpackov1-4/+23
These options can be used to understand which dependency chain causes matching or execution of a particular target.
2022-04-06Add support for rule hintsBoris Kolpackov1-0/+11
A rule hint is a target attribute, for example: [rule_hint=cxx] exe{hello}: c{hello} Rule hints can be used to resolve ambiguity when multiple rules match the same target as well as to override an unambiguous match.
2022-03-28Add ability to customize pkg-config header and library search pathsBoris Kolpackov1-6/+27
Specifically, {cc,c,cxx}.pkgconfig.{include,lib} variables specify header (-I) and library (-L) search paths to use in the generated .pc files instead of the default install.{include,lib}. Relative paths are resolved as install paths.
2022-03-23Document config.config.disfigureBoris Kolpackov1-1/+19
2022-03-23Make project configuration variables non-nullable by defaultBoris Kolpackov1-11/+20
A project configuration variable with the NULL default value is naturally assumed nullable, for example: config [string] config.libhello.fallback_name ?= [null] Otherwise, to make a project configuration nullable we use the `null` variable attribute, for example: config [string, null] config.libhello.fallback_name ?= "World"
2022-03-10Update manual to match new header pre-generation functionalityBoris Kolpackov1-25/+22
2022-02-24Add note on disabling subprojects/amalgamations import searchBoris Kolpackov1-0/+10
2022-02-18Move parse_cmdline() to libbuild2Karen Arutyunov1-2/+2
2022-01-26Make bash module install into bin/<project>.bash/ to avoid clashesBoris Kolpackov1-12/+15
Also, expect the first component in the import path to be full project name even in case it has the .bash extension.
2022-01-16Expand on extension escaping in manualBoris Kolpackov1-2/+8
2022-01-16Minor clarifications to wildcard name patterns section in manualBoris Kolpackov1-7/+16
2021-11-09Pass --ascii-tree CLI option when generating embedded usage and man pagesBoris Kolpackov1-1/+3
2021-11-04Document \n escape sequence for sed builtin in testscript manualKaren Arutyunov1-0/+1
2021-10-27Handle "common symbols" in symbol exporting .def generation ruleBoris Kolpackov1-2/+2
2021-10-26Minor documentation tweakBoris Kolpackov1-6/+6
2021-10-20Change to version 0.15.0-a.0.zBoris Kolpackov1-1/+1
2021-10-16Release version 0.14.0v0.14.0Boris Kolpackov1-1/+1
2021-10-15Fix symbol exporting example in manualBoris Kolpackov1-1/+3
2021-10-14Move symbol exporting documentation from NEWS to manualBoris Kolpackov1-0/+46