Rerun configuration for all potential input files. Closes #5809.

mesonbuild/interpreter.py

@@ -2412,12 +2412,13 @@ external dependencies (including libraries) must go to "dependencies".''')
                 expanded_args.append(a.held_object.get_path())
             else:
                 raise InterpreterException('Arguments ' + m.format(a))
+        # If any file that was used as an argument to the command
+        # changes, we must re-run the configuration step.
         for a in expanded_args:
             if not os.path.isabs(a):
                 a = os.path.join(builddir if in_builddir else srcdir, self.subdir, a)
             if os.path.isfile(a):
                 a = mesonlib.relpath(a, start=srcdir)
-                if not a.startswith('..'):
                 if a not in self.build_def_files:
                     self.build_def_files.append(a)
         return RunProcess(cmd, expanded_args, env, srcdir, builddir, self.subdir,