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diff --git a/ninja/doc/manual.asciidoc b/ninja/doc/manual.asciidoc index 67fcbfd2788..18760dde3f4 100644 --- a/ninja/doc/manual.asciidoc +++ b/ninja/doc/manual.asciidoc @@ -648,6 +648,21 @@ build heavy_object2.obj: cc heavy_obj2.cc ---------------- +The `console` pool +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +_Available since Ninja 1.5._ + +There exists a pre-defined pool named `console` with a depth of 1. It has +the special property that any task in the pool has direct access to the +standard input, output and error streams provided to Ninja, which are +normally connected to the user's console (hence the name) but could be +redirected. This can be useful for interactive tasks or long-running tasks +which produce status updates on the console (such as test suites). + +While a task in the `console` pool is running, Ninja's regular output (such +as progress status and output from concurrent tasks) is buffered until +it completes. Ninja file reference -------------------- |