Re: Dealing with build attributes of targets

On Thursday 23 October 2003 14:54, you wrote:
> Adriaan de Groot wrote:
> > :ltlib { attributes for ltlib, like installvar } target { attributes for
> > : the
> > target, like installdir } : { attributes XXX } sources { attributes for
> > each source individually }
>
> I agree that the attributes that come right after the ":" should apply
> to all the sources that come after it.  It's logical.

Yay. It _is_, however, a nasty change if there's 3rd parties using AAP and 
relying on the current behavior.


> I think we should check that this is consistent with other commands, and
> also for dependencies.  (problem with dependencies is that you can't put
> an attribute at the start: "{attr} target : source", thus it uses
> "target : {attr} source")

Well, there's also target { attr } : source available, which makes the most 
sense to me for attaching attr to target. If an attr is first in a list of 
things, it applies to all of them. Otherwise, it applies to the thing just 
before it.

> Besides the missing documentation there is another problem: The

<hunchback>Yesss, masster. I will go fetcchh the braaaiins now.</hunckback>


> attributes should apply to the sources for this build command, but when
> the source is also used elswhere, the attribute do not necessarily
> apply.  Thus adding the attributes to the node is not a good idea.
> The attributes should be passed to add_buildrule() and added to the
> generated dependencies there.

OK. That is more advanced AAP hackery than I can muster quickly, I think. 
Perhaps you can give it a nudge?



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