From dc51740e2cdee171ac6ebc7ed261e5c08730c9a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Schwartz Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2021 23:35:45 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] add release note formally allowing run_target in an alias We've now fixed it so it works, and it provides useful functionality, e.g. creating a custom target that builds multiple gettext domains in one action. --- docs/markdown/snippets/run_target-depends.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/markdown/snippets/run_target-depends.md diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/run_target-depends.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/run_target-depends.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..11a459cec --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/markdown/snippets/run_target-depends.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +## `run_target` can now be used as a dependency + +A `run_target()` can now be saved in a variable and reused as a dependency in +an `alias_target()`. This can be used to create custom alias rules that ensure +multiple other targets are run, even if those targets don't produce output +files. + +For example: + +``` +i18n = import('i18n') + +all_pot_targets = [] + +foo_i18n = i18n.gettext('foo') + +all_pot_targets += foo_i18n[1] + +alias_target('all-pot', all_pot_targets) +```