Preserve_path_from should be a kwarg of process(), not generator().

mesonbuild/build.py

@@ -1072,16 +1072,6 @@ class Generator:
             if not isinstance(capture, bool):
                 raise InvalidArguments('Capture must be boolean.')
             self.capture = capture
-        if 'preserve_path_from' in kwargs:
-            self.preserve_path_from = kwargs['preserve_path_from']
-            if not isinstance(self.preserve_path_from, str):
-                raise InvalidArguments('Preserve_path_from must be a string.')
-            self.preserve_path_from = os.path.normpath(self.preserve_path_from)
-            if not os.path.isabs(self.preserve_path_from):
-                # This is a bit of a hack. Fix properly before merging.
-                raise InvalidArguments('Preserve_path_from must be an absolute path for now. Sorry.')
-        else:
-            self.preserve_path_from = None
 
     def get_base_outnames(self, inname):
         plainname = os.path.split(inname)[1]
@@ -1105,23 +1095,23 @@ class Generator:
         relpath = os.path.relpath(os.path.normpath(trial), os.path.normpath(parent))
         return not relpath.startswith('..') # For subdirs we can only go "down".
 
-    def process_files(self, name, files, state, extra_args=[]):
-        output = GeneratedList(self, extra_args=extra_args)
+    def process_files(self, name, files, state, preserve_path_from=None, extra_args=[]):
+        output = GeneratedList(self, preserve_path_from, extra_args=extra_args)
         for f in files:
             if isinstance(f, str):
                 f = File.from_source_file(state.environment.source_dir, state.subdir, f)
             elif not isinstance(f, File):
                 raise InvalidArguments('{} arguments must be strings or files not {!r}.'.format(name, f))
-            if self.preserve_path_from:
+            if preserve_path_from:
                 abs_f = f.absolute_path(state.environment.source_dir, state.environment.build_dir)
-                if not self.is_parent_path(self.preserve_path_from, abs_f):
+                if not self.is_parent_path(preserve_path_from, abs_f):
                     raise InvalidArguments('When using preserve_path_from, all input files must be in a subdirectory of the given dir.')
             output.add_file(f, state)
         return output
 
 
 class GeneratedList:
-    def __init__(self, generator, extra_args=[]):
+    def __init__(self, generator, preserve_path_from=None, extra_args=[]):
         if hasattr(generator, 'held_object'):
             generator = generator.held_object
         self.generator = generator
@@ -1130,13 +1120,14 @@ class GeneratedList:
         self.outfilelist = []
         self.outmap = {}
         self.extra_depends = []
+        self.preserve_path_from = preserve_path_from
         self.extra_args = extra_args
 
     def add_preserved_path_segment(self, infile, outfiles, state):
         result = []
         in_abs = infile.absolute_path(state.environment.source_dir, state.environment.build_dir)
-        assert(os.path.isabs(self.generator.preserve_path_from))
-        rel = os.path.relpath(in_abs, self.generator.preserve_path_from)
+        assert(os.path.isabs(self.preserve_path_from))
+        rel = os.path.relpath(in_abs, self.preserve_path_from)
         path_segment = os.path.split(rel)[0]
         for of in outfiles:
             result.append(os.path.join(path_segment, of))
@@ -1145,7 +1136,7 @@ class GeneratedList:
     def add_file(self, newfile, state):
         self.infilelist.append(newfile)
         outfiles = self.generator.get_base_outnames(newfile.fname)
-        if self.generator.preserve_path_from:
+        if self.preserve_path_from:
             outfiles = self.add_preserved_path_segment(newfile, outfiles, state)
         self.outfilelist += outfiles
         self.outmap[newfile] = outfiles

mesonbuild/interpreter.py

@@ -375,7 +375,18 @@ class GeneratorHolder(InterpreterObject, ObjectHolder):
 
     def process_method(self, args, kwargs):
         extras = mesonlib.stringlistify(kwargs.get('extra_args', []))
-        gl = self.held_object.process_files('Generator', args, self.interpreter, extra_args=extras)
+        if 'preserve_path_from' in kwargs:
+            preserve_path_from = kwargs['preserve_path_from']
+            if not isinstance(preserve_path_from, str):
+                raise InvalidArguments('Preserve_path_from must be a string.')
+            preserve_path_from = os.path.normpath(preserve_path_from)
+            if not os.path.isabs(preserve_path_from):
+                # This is a bit of a hack. Fix properly before merging.
+                raise InvalidArguments('Preserve_path_from must be an absolute path for now. Sorry.')
+        else:
+            preserve_path_from = None
+        gl = self.held_object.process_files('Generator', args, self.interpreter,
+                                            preserve_path_from, extra_args=extras)
         return GeneratedListHolder(gl)
 
 

test cases/common/173 preserve gendir/meson.build

@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ gprog = find_program('genprog.py')
 
 gen = generator(gprog, \
   output    : ['@BASENAME@.c', '@BASENAME@.h'],
-  preserve_path_from : meson.current_source_dir(),
   arguments : ['--searchdir=@CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR@', '--outdir=@BUILD_DIR@', '@INPUT@'])
 
-generated = gen.process('base.inp', 'com/mesonbuild/subbie.inp')
+generated = gen.process('base.inp', 'com/mesonbuild/subbie.inp',
+  preserve_path_from : meson.current_source_dir())
+
 e = executable('testprog', 'testprog.c', generated)
 test('testprog', e)

test cases/frameworks/5 protocol buffers/withpath/meson.build

@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@
 
 gen = generator(protoc, \
   output    : ['@BASENAME@.pb.cc', '@BASENAME@.pb.h'],
-  preserve_path_from : meson.current_source_dir(),
   arguments : ['--proto_path=@CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR@', '--cpp_out=@BUILD_DIR@', '@INPUT@'])
 
 generated = gen.process('com/mesonbuild/simple.proto',
-  'com/mesonbuild/subsite/complex.proto')
+  'com/mesonbuild/subsite/complex.proto',
+  preserve_path_from : meson.current_source_dir(),
+  )
 e = executable('pathprog', 'pathprog.cpp', generated,
  dependencies : dep)
 test('pathprog', e)