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| -rw-r--r-- | Help/generator/Ninja.rst | 17 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Help/release/dev/ninja-directory-targets.rst | 8 |
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diff --git a/Help/generator/Ninja.rst b/Help/generator/Ninja.rst index d94e5f6006..ef0e28be0d 100644 --- a/Help/generator/Ninja.rst +++ b/Help/generator/Ninja.rst @@ -7,6 +7,17 @@ A build.ninja file is generated into the build tree. Recent versions of the ninja program can build the project through the "all" target. An "install" target is also provided. -For each subdirectory ``sub/dir`` of the project an additional target -named ``sub/dir/all`` is generated that depends on all targets required -by that subdirectory. +For each subdirectory ``sub/dir`` of the project, additional targets +are generated: + +``sub/dir/all`` + Depends on all targets required by the subdirectory. + +``sub/dir/install`` + Runs the install step in the subdirectory, if any. + +``sub/dir/test`` + Runs the test step in the subdirectory, if any. + +``sub/dir/package`` + Runs the package step in the subdirectory, if any. diff --git a/Help/release/dev/ninja-directory-targets.rst b/Help/release/dev/ninja-directory-targets.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..c4269d8ba3 --- /dev/null +++ b/Help/release/dev/ninja-directory-targets.rst @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +ninja-directory-targets +----------------------- + +* The :generator:`Ninja` generator learned to produce phony targets + of the form ``sub/dir/{test,install,package}`` to drive the build + of a subdirectory installation, test or packaging target. + This is equivalent to ``cd sub/dir; make {test,install,package}`` + with :ref:`Makefile Generators`. |