// Copyright (c) 2013 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved. // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be // found in the LICENSE file. #include "tools/gn/variables.h" namespace variables { // Built-in variables ---------------------------------------------------------- const char kHostCpu[] = "host_cpu"; const char kHostCpu_HelpShort[] = "host_cpu: [string] The processor architecture that GN is running on."; const char kHostCpu_Help[] = "host_cpu: The processor architecture that GN is running on.\n" "\n" " This is value is exposed so that cross-compile toolchains can\n" " access the host architecture when needed.\n" "\n" " The value should generally be considered read-only, but it can be\n" " overriden in order to handle unusual cases where there might\n" " be multiple plausible values for the host architecture (e.g., if\n" " you can do either 32-bit or 64-bit builds). The value is not used\n" " internally by GN for any purpose.\n" "\n" "Some possible values:\n" " - \"x64\"\n" " - \"x86\"\n"; const char kHostOs[] = "host_os"; const char kHostOs_HelpShort[] = "host_os: [string] The operating system that GN is running on."; const char kHostOs_Help[] = "host_os: [string] The operating system that GN is running on.\n" "\n" " This value is exposed so that cross-compiles can access the host\n" " build system's settings.\n" "\n" " This value should generally be treated as read-only. It, however,\n" " is not used internally by GN for any purpose.\n" "\n" "Some possible values:\n" " - \"linux\"\n" " - \"mac\"\n" " - \"win\"\n"; const char kTargetCpu[] = "target_cpu"; const char kTargetCpu_HelpShort[] = "target_cpu: [string] The desired cpu architecture for the build."; const char kTargetCpu_Help[] = "target_cpu: The desired cpu architecture for the build.\n" "\n" " This value should be used to indicate the desired architecture for\n" " the primary objects of the build. It will match the cpu architecture\n" " of the default toolchain.\n" "\n" " In many cases, this is the same as \"host_cpu\", but in the case\n" " of cross-compiles, this can be set to something different. This \n" " value is different from \"current_cpu\" in that it can be referenced\n" " from inside any toolchain. This value can also be ignored if it is\n" " not needed or meaningful for a project.\n" "\n" " This value is not used internally by GN for any purpose, so it\n" " may be set to whatever value is needed for the build.\n" " GN defaults this value to the empty string (\"\") and the\n" " configuration files should set it to an appropriate value\n" " (e.g., setting it to the value of \"host_cpu\") if it is not\n" " overridden on the command line or in the args.gn file.\n" "\n" " Where practical, use one of the following list of common values:\n" "\n" "Possible values:\n" " - \"x86\"\n" " - \"x64\"\n" " - \"arm\"\n" " - \"arm64\"\n" " - \"mipsel\"\n"; const char kTargetOs[] = "target_os"; const char kTargetOs_HelpShort[] = "target_os: [string] The desired operating system for the build."; const char kTargetOs_Help[] = "target_os: The desired operating system for the build.\n" "\n" " This value should be used to indicate the desired operating system\n" " for the primary object(s) of the build. It will match the OS of\n" " the default toolchain.\n" "\n" " In many cases, this is the same as \"host_os\", but in the case of\n" " cross-compiles, it may be different. This variable differs from\n" " \"current_os\" in that it can be referenced from inside any\n" " toolchain and will always return the initial value.\n" "\n" " This should be set to the most specific value possible. So,\n" " \"android\" or \"chromeos\" should be used instead of \"linux\"\n" " where applicable, even though Android and ChromeOS are both Linux\n" " variants. This can mean that one needs to write\n" "\n" " if (target_os == \"android\" || target_os == \"linux\") {\n" " # ...\n" " }\n" "\n" " and so forth.\n" "\n" " This value is not used internally by GN for any purpose, so it\n" " may be set to whatever value is needed for the build.\n" " GN defaults this value to the empty string (\"\") and the\n" " configuration files should set it to an appropriate value\n" " (e.g., setting it to the value of \"host_os\") if it is not\n" " set via the command line or in the args.gn file.\n" "\n" " Where practical, use one of the following list of common values:\n" "\n" "Possible values:\n" " - \"android\"\n" " - \"chromeos\"\n" " - \"ios\"\n" " - \"linux\"\n" " - \"nacl\"\n" " - \"mac\"\n" " - \"win\"\n"; const char kCurrentCpu[] = "current_cpu"; const char kCurrentCpu_HelpShort[] = "current_cpu: [string] The processor architecture of the current " "toolchain."; const char kCurrentCpu_Help[] = "current_cpu: The processor architecture of the current toolchain.\n" "\n" " The build configuration usually sets this value based on the value\n" " of \"host_cpu\" (see \"gn help host_cpu\") and then threads\n" " this through the toolchain definitions to ensure that it always\n" " reflects the appropriate value.\n" "\n" " This value is not used internally by GN for any purpose. It is\n" " set it to the empty string (\"\") by default but is declared so\n" " that it can be overridden on the command line if so desired.\n" "\n" " See \"gn help target_cpu\" for a list of common values returned.\n"; const char kCurrentOs[] = "current_os"; const char kCurrentOs_HelpShort[] = "current_os: [string] The operating system of the current toolchain."; const char kCurrentOs_Help[] = "current_os: The operating system of the current toolchain.\n" "\n" " The build configuration usually sets this value based on the value\n" " of \"target_os\" (see \"gn help target_os\"), and then threads this\n" " through the toolchain definitions to ensure that it always reflects\n" " the appropriate value.\n" "\n" " This value is not used internally by GN for any purpose. It is\n" " set it to the empty string (\"\") by default but is declared so\n" " that it can be overridden on the command line if so desired.\n" "\n" " See \"gn help target_os\" for a list of common values returned.\n"; const char kCurrentToolchain[] = "current_toolchain"; const char kCurrentToolchain_HelpShort[] = "current_toolchain: [string] Label of the current toolchain."; const char kCurrentToolchain_Help[] = "current_toolchain: Label of the current toolchain.\n" "\n" " A fully-qualified label representing the current toolchain. You can\n" " use this to make toolchain-related decisions in the build. See also\n" " \"default_toolchain\".\n" "\n" "Example\n" "\n" " if (current_toolchain == \"//build:64_bit_toolchain\") {\n" " executable(\"output_thats_64_bit_only\") {\n" " ...\n"; const char kDefaultToolchain[] = "default_toolchain"; const char kDefaultToolchain_HelpShort[] = "default_toolchain: [string] Label of the default toolchain."; const char kDefaultToolchain_Help[] = "default_toolchain: [string] Label of the default toolchain.\n" "\n" " A fully-qualified label representing the default toolchain, which may\n" " not necessarily be the current one (see \"current_toolchain\").\n"; const char kPythonPath[] = "python_path"; const char kPythonPath_HelpShort[] = "python_path: [string] Absolute path of Python."; const char kPythonPath_Help[] = "python_path: Absolute path of Python.\n" "\n" " Normally used in toolchain definitions if running some command\n" " requires Python. You will normally not need this when invoking scripts\n" " since GN automatically finds it for you.\n"; const char kRootBuildDir[] = "root_build_dir"; const char kRootBuildDir_HelpShort[] = "root_build_dir: [string] Directory where build commands are run."; const char kRootBuildDir_Help[] = "root_build_dir: [string] Directory where build commands are run.\n" "\n" " This is the root build output directory which will be the current\n" " directory when executing all compilers and scripts.\n" "\n" " Most often this is used with rebase_path (see \"gn help rebase_path\")\n" " to convert arguments to be relative to a script's current directory.\n"; const char kRootGenDir[] = "root_gen_dir"; const char kRootGenDir_HelpShort[] = "root_gen_dir: [string] Directory for the toolchain's generated files."; const char kRootGenDir_Help[] = "root_gen_dir: Directory for the toolchain's generated files.\n" "\n" " Absolute path to the root of the generated output directory tree for\n" " the current toolchain. An example would be \"//out/Debug/gen\" for the\n" " default toolchain, or \"//out/Debug/arm/gen\" for the \"arm\"\n" " toolchain.\n" "\n" " This is primarily useful for setting up include paths for generated\n" " files. If you are passing this to a script, you will want to pass it\n" " through rebase_path() (see \"gn help rebase_path\") to convert it\n" " to be relative to the build directory.\n" "\n" " See also \"target_gen_dir\" which is usually a better location for\n" " generated files. It will be inside the root generated dir.\n"; const char kRootOutDir[] = "root_out_dir"; const char kRootOutDir_HelpShort[] = "root_out_dir: [string] Root directory for toolchain output files."; const char kRootOutDir_Help[] = "root_out_dir: [string] Root directory for toolchain output files.\n" "\n" " Absolute path to the root of the output directory tree for the current\n" " toolchain. It will not have a trailing slash.\n" "\n" " For the default toolchain this will be the same as the root_build_dir.\n" " An example would be \"//out/Debug\" for the default toolchain, or\n" " \"//out/Debug/arm\" for the \"arm\" toolchain.\n" "\n" " This is primarily useful for setting up script calls. If you are\n" " passing this to a script, you will want to pass it through\n" " rebase_path() (see \"gn help rebase_path\") to convert it\n" " to be relative to the build directory.\n" "\n" " See also \"target_out_dir\" which is usually a better location for\n" " output files. It will be inside the root output dir.\n" "\n" "Example\n" "\n" " action(\"myscript\") {\n" " # Pass the output dir to the script.\n" " args = [ \"-o\", rebase_path(root_out_dir, root_build_dir) ]\n" " }\n"; const char kTargetGenDir[] = "target_gen_dir"; const char kTargetGenDir_HelpShort[] = "target_gen_dir: [string] Directory for a target's generated files."; const char kTargetGenDir_Help[] = "target_gen_dir: Directory for a target's generated files.\n" "\n" " Absolute path to the target's generated file directory. This will be\n" " the \"root_gen_dir\" followed by the relative path to the current\n" " build file. If your file is in \"//tools/doom_melon\" then\n" " target_gen_dir would be \"//out/Debug/gen/tools/doom_melon\". It will\n" " not have a trailing slash.\n" "\n" " This is primarily useful for setting up include paths for generated\n" " files. If you are passing this to a script, you will want to pass it\n" " through rebase_path() (see \"gn help rebase_path\") to convert it\n" " to be relative to the build directory.\n" "\n" " See also \"gn help root_gen_dir\".\n" "\n" "Example\n" "\n" " action(\"myscript\") {\n" " # Pass the generated output dir to the script.\n" " args = [ \"-o\", rebase_path(target_gen_dir, root_build_dir) ]" "\n" " }\n"; const char kTargetOutDir[] = "target_out_dir"; const char kTargetOutDir_HelpShort[] = "target_out_dir: [string] Directory for target output files."; const char kTargetOutDir_Help[] = "target_out_dir: [string] Directory for target output files.\n" "\n" " Absolute path to the target's generated file directory. If your\n" " current target is in \"//tools/doom_melon\" then this value might be\n" " \"//out/Debug/obj/tools/doom_melon\". It will not have a trailing\n" " slash.\n" "\n" " This is primarily useful for setting up arguments for calling\n" " scripts. If you are passing this to a script, you will want to pass it\n" " through rebase_path() (see \"gn help rebase_path\") to convert it\n" " to be relative to the build directory.\n" "\n" " See also \"gn help root_out_dir\".\n" "\n" "Example\n" "\n" " action(\"myscript\") {\n" " # Pass the output dir to the script.\n" " args = [ \"-o\", rebase_path(target_out_dir, root_build_dir) ]" "\n" " }\n"; // Target variables ------------------------------------------------------------ #define COMMON_ORDERING_HELP \ "\n" \ "Ordering of flags and values\n" \ "\n" \ " 1. Those set on the current target (not in a config).\n" \ " 2. Those set on the \"configs\" on the target in order that the\n" \ " configs appear in the list.\n" \ " 3. Those set on the \"all_dependent_configs\" on the target in order\n" \ " that the configs appear in the list.\n" \ " 4. Those set on the \"public_configs\" on the target in order that\n" \ " those configs appear in the list.\n" \ " 5. all_dependent_configs pulled from dependencies, in the order of\n" \ " the \"deps\" list. This is done recursively. If a config appears\n" \ " more than once, only the first occurance will be used.\n" \ " 6. public_configs pulled from dependencies, in the order of the\n" \ " \"deps\" list. If a dependency is public, they will be applied\n" \ " recursively.\n" const char kAllDependentConfigs[] = "all_dependent_configs"; const char kAllDependentConfigs_HelpShort[] = "all_dependent_configs: [label list] Configs to be forced on dependents."; const char kAllDependentConfigs_Help[] = "all_dependent_configs: Configs to be forced on dependents.\n" "\n" " A list of config labels.\n" "\n" " All targets depending on this one, and recursively, all targets\n" " depending on those, will have the configs listed in this variable\n" " added to them. These configs will also apply to the current target.\n" "\n" " This addition happens in a second phase once a target and all of its\n" " dependencies have been resolved. Therefore, a target will not see\n" " these force-added configs in their \"configs\" variable while the\n" " script is running, and then can not be removed. As a result, this\n" " capability should generally only be used to add defines and include\n" " directories necessary to compile a target's headers.\n" "\n" " See also \"public_configs\".\n" COMMON_ORDERING_HELP; const char kAllowCircularIncludesFrom[] = "allow_circular_includes_from"; const char kAllowCircularIncludesFrom_HelpShort[] = "allow_circular_includes_from: [label list] Permit includes from deps."; const char kAllowCircularIncludesFrom_Help[] = "allow_circular_includes_from: Permit includes from deps.\n" "\n" " A list of target labels. Must be a subset of the target's \"deps\".\n" " These targets will be permitted to include headers from the current\n" " target despite the dependency going in the opposite direction.\n" "\n" "Tedious exposition\n" "\n" " Normally, for a file in target A to include a file from target B,\n" " A must list B as a dependency. This invariant is enforced by the\n" " \"gn check\" command (and the --check flag to \"gn gen\").\n" "\n" " Sometimes, two targets might be the same unit for linking purposes\n" " (two source sets or static libraries that would always be linked\n" " together in a final executable or shared library). In this case,\n" " you want A to be able to include B's headers, and B to include A's\n" " headers.\n" "\n" " This list, if specified, lists which of the dependencies of the\n" " current target can include header files from the current target.\n" " That is, if A depends on B, B can only include headers from A if it is\n" " in A's allow_circular_includes_from list.\n" "\n" "Example\n" "\n" " source_set(\"a\") {\n" " deps = [ \":b\", \":c\" ]\n" " allow_circular_includes_from = [ \":b\" ]\n" " ...\n" " }\n"; const char kArgs[] = "args"; const char kArgs_HelpShort[] = "args: [string list] Arguments passed to an action."; const char kArgs_Help[] = "args: Arguments passed to an action.\n" "\n" " For action and action_foreach targets, args is the list of arguments\n" " to pass to the script. Typically you would use source expansion (see\n" " \"gn help source_expansion\") to insert the source file names.\n" "\n" " See also \"gn help action\" and \"gn help action_foreach\".\n"; const char kAssertNoDeps[] = "assert_no_deps"; const char kAssertNoDeps_HelpShort[] = "assert_no_deps: [label pattern list] Ensure no deps on these targets."; const char kAssertNoDeps_Help[] = "assert_no_deps: Ensure no deps on these targets.\n" "\n" " A list of label patterns.\n" "\n" " This list is a list of patterns that must not match any of the\n" " transitive dependencies of the target. These include all public,\n" " private, and data dependencies, and cross shared library boundaries.\n" " This allows you to express that undesirable code isn't accidentally\n" " added to downstream dependencies in a way that might otherwise be\n" " difficult to notice.\n" "\n" " Checking does not cross executable boundaries. If a target depends on\n" " an executable, it's assumed that the executable is a tool that is\n" " producing part of the build rather than something that is linked and\n" " distributed. This allows assert_no_deps to express what is distributed\n" " in the final target rather than depend on the internal build steps\n" " (which may include non-distributable code).\n" "\n" " See \"gn help label_pattern\" for the format of the entries in the\n" " list. These patterns allow blacklisting individual targets or whole\n" " directory hierarchies.\n" "\n" " Sometimes it is desirable to enforce that many targets have no\n" " dependencies on a target or set of targets. One efficient way to\n" " express this is to create a group with the assert_no_deps rule on\n" " it, and make that group depend on all targets you want to apply that\n" " assertion to.\n" "\n" "Example\n" "\n" " executable(\"doom_melon\") {\n" " deps = [ \"//foo:bar\" ]\n" " ...\n" " assert_no_deps = [\n" " \"//evil/*\", # Don't link any code from the evil directory.\n" " \"//foo:test_support\", # This target is also disallowed.\n" " ]\n" " }\n"; const char kCflags[] = "cflags"; const char kCflags_HelpShort[] = "cflags: [string list] Flags passed to all C compiler variants."; const char kCommonCflagsHelp[] = "cflags*: Flags passed to the C compiler.\n" "\n" " A list of strings.\n" "\n" " \"cflags\" are passed to all invocations of the C, C++, Objective C,\n" " and Objective C++ compilers.\n" "\n" " To target one of these variants individually, use \"cflags_c\",\n" " \"cflags_cc\", \"cflags_objc\", and \"cflags_objcc\",\n" " respectively. These variant-specific versions of cflags* will be\n" " appended on the compiler command line after \"cflags\".\n" "\n" " See also \"asmflags\" for flags for assembly-language files.\n" COMMON_ORDERING_HELP; const char* kCflags_Help = kCommonCflagsHelp; const char kAsmflags[] = "asmflags"; const char kAsmflags_HelpShort[] = "asmflags: [string list] Flags passed to the assembler."; const char* kAsmflags_Help = "asmflags: Flags passed to the assembler.\n" "\n" " A list of strings.\n" "\n" " \"asmflags\" are passed to any invocation of a tool that takes an\n" " .asm or .S file as input.\n" COMMON_ORDERING_HELP; const char kCflagsC[] = "cflags_c"; const char kCflagsC_HelpShort[] = "cflags_c: [string list] Flags passed to the C compiler."; const char* kCflagsC_Help = kCommonCflagsHelp; const char kCflagsCC[] = "cflags_cc"; const char kCflagsCC_HelpShort[] = "cflags_cc: [string list] Flags passed to the C++ compiler."; const char* kCflagsCC_Help = kCommonCflagsHelp; const char kCflagsObjC[] = "cflags_objc"; const char kCflagsObjC_HelpShort[] = "cflags_objc: [string list] Flags passed to the Objective C compiler."; const char* kCflagsObjC_Help = kCommonCflagsHelp; const char kCflagsObjCC[] = "cflags_objcc"; const char kCflagsObjCC_HelpShort[] = "cflags_objcc: [string list] Flags passed to the Objective C++ compiler."; const char* kCflagsObjCC_Help = kCommonCflagsHelp; const char kCheckIncludes[] = "check_includes"; const char kCheckIncludes_HelpShort[] = "check_includes: [boolean] Controls whether a target's files are checked."; const char kCheckIncludes_Help[] = "check_includes: [boolean] Controls whether a target's files are checked.\n" "\n" " When true (the default), the \"gn check\" command (as well as\n" " \"gn gen\" with the --check flag) will check this target's sources\n" " and headers for proper dependencies.\n" "\n" " When false, the files in this target will be skipped by default.\n" " This does not affect other targets that depend on the current target,\n" " it just skips checking the includes of the current target's files.\n" "\n" "Controlling includes individually\n" "\n" " If only certain includes are problematic, you can annotate them\n" " individually rather than disabling header checking on an entire\n" " target. Add the string \"nogncheck\" to the include line:\n" "\n" " #include \"foo/something_weird.h\" // nogncheck (bug 12345)\n" "\n" " It is good form to include a reference to a bug (if the include is\n" " improper, or some other comment expressing why the header checker\n" " doesn't work for this particular case.\n" "\n" " The most common reason to need \"nogncheck\" is conditional includes.\n" " The header checker does not understand the preprocessor, so may flag\n" " some includes as improper even if the dependencies and #defines are\n" " always matched correctly:\n" "\n" " #if defined(ENABLE_DOOM_MELON)\n" " #include \"doom_melon/beam_controller.h\" // nogncheck\n" " #endif\n" "\n" "Example\n" "\n" " source_set(\"busted_includes\") {\n" " # This target's includes are messed up, exclude it from checking.\n" " check_includes = false\n" " ...\n" " }\n"; const char kCompleteStaticLib[] = "complete_static_lib"; const char kCompleteStaticLib_HelpShort[] = "complete_static_lib: [boolean] Links all deps into a static library."; const char kCompleteStaticLib_Help[] = "complete_static_lib: [boolean] Links all deps into a static library.\n" "\n" " A static library normally doesn't include code from dependencies, but\n" " instead forwards the static libraries and source sets in its deps up\n" " the dependency chain until a linkable target (an executable or shared\n" " library) is reached. The final linkable target only links each static\n" " library once, even if it appears more than once in its dependency\n" " graph.\n" "\n" " In some cases the static library might be the final desired output.\n" " For example, you may be producing a static library for distribution to\n" " third parties. In this case, the static library should include code\n" " for all dependencies in one complete package. Since GN does not unpack\n" " static libraries to forward their contents up the dependency chain,\n" " it is an error for complete static libraries to depend on other static\n" " libraries.\n" "\n" "Example\n" "\n" " static_library(\"foo\") {\n" " complete_static_lib = true\n" " deps = [ \"bar\" ]\n" " }\n"; const char kConfigs[] = "configs"; const char kConfigs_HelpShort[] = "configs: [label list] Configs applying to this target or config."; const char kConfigs_Help[] = "configs: Configs applying to this target or config.\n" "\n" " A list of config labels.\n" "\n" "Configs on a target\n" "\n" " When used on a target, the include_dirs, defines, etc. in each config\n" " are appended in the order they appear to the compile command for each\n" " file in the target. They will appear after the include_dirs, defines,\n" " etc. that the target sets directly.\n" "\n" " Since configs apply after the values set on a target, directly setting\n" " a compiler flag will prepend it to the command line. If you want to\n" " append a flag instead, you can put that flag in a one-off config and\n" " append that config to the target's configs list.\n" "\n" " The build configuration script will generally set up the default\n" " configs applying to a given target type (see \"set_defaults\").\n" " When a target is being defined, it can add to or remove from this\n" " list.\n" "\n" "Configs on a config\n" "\n" " It is possible to create composite configs by specifying configs on a\n" " config. One might do this to forward values, or to factor out blocks\n" " of settings from very large configs into more manageable named chunks.\n" "\n" " In this case, the composite config is expanded to be the concatenation\n" " of its own values, and in order, the values from its sub-configs\n" " *before* anything else happens. This has some ramifications:\n" "\n" " - A target has no visibility into a config's sub-configs. Target\n" " code only sees the name of the composite config. It can't remove\n" " sub-configs or opt in to only parts of it. The composite config may\n" " not even be defined before the target is.\n" "\n" " - You can get duplication of values if a config is listed twice, say,\n" " on a target and in a sub-config that also applies. In other cases,\n" " the configs applying to a target are de-duped. It's expected that\n" " if a config is listed as a sub-config that it is only used in that\n" " context. (Note that it's possible to fix this and de-dupe, but it's\n" " not normally relevant and complicates the implementation.)\n" COMMON_ORDERING_HELP "\n" "Example\n" "\n" " # Configs on a target.\n" " source_set(\"foo\") {\n" " # Don't use the default RTTI config that BUILDCONFIG applied to us.\n" " configs -= [ \"//build:no_rtti\" ]\n" "\n" " # Add some of our own settings.\n" " configs += [ \":mysettings\" ]\n" " }\n" "\n" " # Create a default_optimization config that forwards to one of a set\n" " # of more specialized configs depending on build flags. This pattern\n" " # is useful because it allows a target to opt in to either a default\n" " # set, or a more specific set, while avoid duplicating the settings in\n" " # two places.\n" " config(\"super_optimization\") {\n" " cflags = [ ... ]\n" " }\n" " config(\"default_optimization\") {\n" " if (optimize_everything) {\n" " configs = [ \":super_optimization\" ]\n" " } else {\n" " configs = [ \":no_optimization\" ]\n" " }\n" " }\n"; const char kConsole[] = "console"; const char kConsole_HelpShort[] = "console [boolean]: Run this action in the console pool."; const char kConsole_Help[] = "console: Run this action in the console pool.\n" "\n" " Boolean. Defaults to false.\n" "\n" " Actions marked \"console = true\" will be run in the built-in ninja\n" " \"console\" pool. They will have access to real stdin and stdout, and\n" " output will not be buffered by ninja. This can be useful for\n" " long-running actions with progress logs, or actions that require user \n" " input.\n" "\n" " Only one console pool target can run at any one time in Ninja. Refer\n" " to the Ninja documentation on the console pool for more info.\n" "\n" "Example\n" "\n" " action(\"long_action_with_progress_logs\") {\n" " console = true\n" " }\n"; const char kData[] = "data"; const char kData_HelpShort[] = "data: [file list] Runtime data file dependencies."; const char kData_Help[] = "data: Runtime data file dependencies.\n" "\n" " Lists files or directories required to run the given target. These are\n" " typically data files or directories of data files. The paths are\n" " interpreted as being relative to the current build file. Since these\n" " are runtime dependencies, they do not affect which targets are built\n" " or when. To declare input files to a script, use \"inputs\".\n" "\n" " Appearing in the \"data\" section does not imply any special handling\n" " such as copying them to the output directory. This is just used for\n" " declaring runtime dependencies. Runtime dependencies can be queried\n" " using the \"runtime_deps\" category of \"gn desc\" or written during\n" " build generation via \"--runtime-deps-list-file\".\n" "\n" " GN doesn't require data files to exist at build-time. So actions that\n" " produce files that are in turn runtime dependencies can list those\n" " generated files both in the \"outputs\" list as well as the \"data\"\n" " list.\n" "\n" " By convention, directories are be listed with a trailing slash:\n" " data = [ \"test/data/\" ]\n" " However, no verification is done on these so GN doesn't enforce this.\n" " The paths are just rebased and passed along when requested.\n" "\n" " See \"gn help runtime_deps\" for how these are used.\n"; const char kDataDeps[] = "data_deps"; const char kDataDeps_HelpShort[] = "data_deps: [label list] Non-linked dependencies."; const char kDataDeps_Help[] = "data_deps: Non-linked dependencies.\n" "\n" " A list of target labels.\n" "\n" " Specifies dependencies of a target that are not actually linked into\n" " the current target. Such dependencies will be built and will be\n" " available at runtime.\n" "\n" " This is normally used for things like plugins or helper programs that\n" " a target needs at runtime.\n" "\n" " See also \"gn help deps\" and \"gn help data\".\n" "\n" "Example\n" "\n" " executable(\"foo\") {\n" " deps = [ \"//base\" ]\n" " data_deps = [ \"//plugins:my_runtime_plugin\" ]\n" " }\n"; const char kDefines[] = "defines"; const char kDefines_HelpShort[] = "defines: [string list] C preprocessor defines."; const char kDefines_Help[] = "defines: C preprocessor defines.\n" "\n" " A list of strings\n" "\n" " These strings will be passed to the C/C++ compiler as #defines. The\n" " strings may or may not include an \"=\" to assign a value.\n" COMMON_ORDERING_HELP "\n" "Example\n" "\n" " defines = [ \"AWESOME_FEATURE\", \"LOG_LEVEL=3\" ]\n"; const char kDepfile[] = "depfile"; const char kDepfile_HelpShort[] = "depfile: [string] File name for input dependencies for actions."; const char kDepfile_Help[] = "depfile: [string] File name for input dependencies for actions.\n" "\n" " If nonempty, this string specifies that the current action or\n" " action_foreach target will generate the given \".d\" file containing\n" " the dependencies of the input. Empty or unset means that the script\n" " doesn't generate the files.\n" "\n" " The .d file should go in the target output directory. If you have more\n" " than one source file that the script is being run over, you can use\n" " the output file expansions described in \"gn help action_foreach\" to\n" " name the .d file according to the input." "\n" " The format is that of a Makefile, and all of the paths should be\n" " relative to the root build directory.\n" "\n" "Example\n" "\n" " action_foreach(\"myscript_target\") {\n" " script = \"myscript.py\"\n" " sources = [ ... ]\n" "\n" " # Locate the depfile in the output directory named like the\n" " # inputs but with a \".d\" appended.\n" " depfile = \"$relative_target_output_dir/{{source_name}}.d\"\n" "\n" " # Say our script uses \"-o \" to indicate the depfile.\n" " args = [ \"{{source}}\", \"-o\", depfile ]\n" " }\n"; const char kDeps[] = "deps"; const char kDeps_HelpShort[] = "deps: [label list] Private linked dependencies."; const char kDeps_Help[] = "deps: Private linked dependencies.\n" "\n" " A list of target labels.\n" "\n" " Specifies private dependencies of a target. Private dependencies are\n" " propagated up the dependency tree and linked to dependant targets, but\n" " do not grant the ability to include headers from the dependency.\n" " Public configs are not forwarded.\n" "\n" "Details of dependency propagation\n" "\n" " Source sets, shared libraries, and non-complete static libraries\n" " will be propagated up the dependency tree across groups, non-complete\n" " static libraries and source sets.\n" "\n" " Executables, shared libraries, and complete static libraries will\n" " link all propagated targets and stop propagation. Actions and copy\n" " steps also stop propagation, allowing them to take a library as an\n" " input but not force dependants to link to it.\n" "\n" " Propagation of all_dependent_configs and public_configs happens\n" " independently of target type. all_dependent_configs are always\n" " propagated across all types of targets, and public_configs\n" " are always propagated across public deps of all types of targets.\n" "\n" " Data dependencies are propagated differently. See\n" " \"gn help data_deps\" and \"gn help runtime_deps\".\n" "\n" " See also \"public_deps\".\n"; const char kIncludeDirs[] = "include_dirs"; const char kIncludeDirs_HelpShort[] = "include_dirs: [directory list] Additional include directories."; const char kIncludeDirs_Help[] = "include_dirs: Additional include directories.\n" "\n" " A list of source directories.\n" "\n" " The directories in this list will be added to the include path for\n" " the files in the affected target.\n" COMMON_ORDERING_HELP "\n" "Example\n" "\n" " include_dirs = [ \"src/include\", \"//third_party/foo\" ]\n"; const char kInputs[] = "inputs"; const char kInputs_HelpShort[] = "inputs: [file list] Additional compile-time dependencies."; const char kInputs_Help[] = "inputs: Additional compile-time dependencies.\n" "\n" " Inputs are compile-time dependencies of the current target. This means\n" " that all inputs must be available before compiling any of the sources\n" " or executing any actions.\n" "\n" " Inputs are typically only used for action and action_foreach targets.\n" "\n" "Inputs for actions\n" "\n" " For action and action_foreach targets, inputs should be the inputs to\n" " script that don't vary. These should be all .py files that the script\n" " uses via imports (the main script itself will be an implcit dependency\n" " of the action so need not be listed).\n" "\n" " For action targets, inputs and sources are treated the same, but from\n" " a style perspective, it's recommended to follow the same rule as\n" " action_foreach and put helper files in the inputs, and the data used\n" " by the script (if any) in sources.\n" "\n" " Note that another way to declare input dependencies from an action\n" " is to have the action write a depfile (see \"gn help depfile\"). This\n" " allows the script to dynamically write input dependencies, that might\n" " not be known until actually executing the script. This is more\n" " efficient than doing processing while running GN to determine the\n" " inputs, and is easier to keep in-sync than hardcoding the list.\n" "\n" "Script input gotchas\n" "\n" " It may be tempting to write a script that enumerates all files in a\n" " directory as inputs. Don't do this! Even if you specify all the files\n" " in the inputs or sources in the GN target (or worse, enumerate the\n" " files in an exec_script call when running GN, which will be slow), the\n" " dependencies will be broken.\n" "\n" " The problem happens if a file is ever removed because the inputs are\n" " not listed on the command line to the script. Because the script\n" " hasn't changed and all inputs are up-to-date, the script will not\n" " re-run and you will get a stale build. Instead, either list all\n" " inputs on the command line to the script, or if there are many, create\n" " a separate list file that the script reads. As long as this file is\n" " listed in the inputs, the build will detect when it has changed in any\n" " way and the action will re-run.\n" "\n" "Inputs for binary targets\n" "\n" " Any input dependencies will be resolved before compiling any sources.\n" " Normally, all actions that a target depends on will be run before any\n" " files in a target are compiled. So if you depend on generated headers,\n" " you do not typically need to list them in the inputs section.\n" "\n" " Inputs for binary targets will be treated as order-only dependencies,\n" " meaning that they will be forced up-to-date before compiling or\n" " any files in the target, but changes in the inputs will not\n" " necessarily force the target to compile. This is because it is\n" " expected that the compiler will report the precise list of input\n" " dependencies required to recompile each file once the initial build\n" " is done.\n" "\n" "Example\n" "\n" " action(\"myscript\") {\n" " script = \"domything.py\"\n" " inputs = [ \"input.data\" ]\n" " }\n"; const char kLdflags[] = "ldflags"; const char kLdflags_HelpShort[] = "ldflags: [string list] Flags passed to the linker."; const char kLdflags_Help[] = "ldflags: Flags passed to the linker.\n" "\n" " A list of strings.\n" "\n" " These flags are passed on the command-line to the linker and generally\n" " specify various linking options. Most targets will not need these and\n" " will use \"libs\" and \"lib_dirs\" instead.\n" "\n" " ldflags are NOT pushed to dependents, so applying ldflags to source\n" " sets or static libraries will be a no-op. If you want to apply ldflags\n" " to dependent targets, put them in a config and set it in the\n" " all_dependent_configs or public_configs.\n" COMMON_ORDERING_HELP; #define COMMON_LIB_INHERITANCE_HELP \ "\n" \ " libs and lib_dirs work differently than other flags in two respects.\n" \ " First, then are inherited across static library boundaries until a\n" \ " shared library or executable target is reached. Second, they are\n" \ " uniquified so each one is only passed once (the first instance of it\n" \ " will be the one used).\n" #define LIBS_AND_LIB_DIRS_ORDERING_HELP \ "\n" \ " For \"libs\" and \"lib_dirs\" only, the values propagated from\n" \ " dependencies (as described above) are applied last assuming they\n" \ " are not already in the list.\n" const char kLibDirs[] = "lib_dirs"; const char kLibDirs_HelpShort[] = "lib_dirs: [directory list] Additional library directories."; const char kLibDirs_Help[] = "lib_dirs: Additional library directories.\n" "\n" " A list of directories.\n" "\n" " Specifies additional directories passed to the linker for searching\n" " for the required libraries. If an item is not an absolute path, it\n" " will be treated as being relative to the current build file.\n" COMMON_LIB_INHERITANCE_HELP COMMON_ORDERING_HELP LIBS_AND_LIB_DIRS_ORDERING_HELP "\n" "Example\n" "\n" " lib_dirs = [ \"/usr/lib/foo\", \"lib/doom_melon\" ]\n"; const char kLibs[] = "libs"; const char kLibs_HelpShort[] = "libs: [string list] Additional libraries to link."; const char kLibs_Help[] = "libs: Additional libraries to link.\n" "\n" " A list of library names or library paths.\n" "\n" " These libraries will be linked into the final binary (executable or\n" " shared library) containing the current target.\n" COMMON_LIB_INHERITANCE_HELP "\n" "Types of libs\n" "\n" " There are several different things that can be expressed in libs:\n" "\n" " File paths\n" " Values containing '/' will be treated as references to files in\n" " the checkout. They will be rebased to be relative to the build\n" " directory and specified in the \"libs\" for linker tools. This\n" " facility should be used for libraries that are checked in to the\n" " version control. For libraries that are generated by the build,\n" " use normal GN deps to link them.\n" "\n" " System libraries\n" " Values not containing '/' will be treated as system library names.\n" " These will be passed unmodified to the linker and prefixed with\n" " the \"lib_prefix\" attribute of the linker tool. Generally you\n" " would set the \"lib_dirs\" so the given library is found. Your\n" " BUILD.gn file should not specify the switch (like \"-l\"): this\n" " will be encoded in the \"lib_prefix\" of the tool.\n" "\n" " Apple frameworks\n" " System libraries ending in \".framework\" will be special-cased:\n" " the switch \"-framework\" will be prepended instead of the\n" " lib_prefix, and the \".framework\" suffix will be trimmed. This is\n" " to support the way Mac links framework dependencies.\n" COMMON_ORDERING_HELP LIBS_AND_LIB_DIRS_ORDERING_HELP "\n" "Examples\n" "\n" " On Windows:\n" " libs = [ \"ctl3d.lib\" ]\n" "\n" " On Linux:\n" " libs = [ \"ld\" ]\n"; const char kOutputExtension[] = "output_extension"; const char kOutputExtension_HelpShort[] = "output_extension: [string] Value to use for the output's file extension."; const char kOutputExtension_Help[] = "output_extension: Value to use for the output's file extension.\n" "\n" " Normally the file extension for a target is based on the target\n" " type and the operating system, but in rare cases you will need to\n" " override the name (for example to use \"libfreetype.so.6\" instead\n" " of libfreetype.so on Linux).\n" "\n" " This value should not include a leading dot. If undefined or empty,\n" " the default_output_extension specified on the tool will be used.\n" " The output_extension will be used in the \"{{output_extension}}\"\n" " expansion which the linker tool will generally use to specify the\n" " output file name. See \"gn help tool\".\n" "\n" "Example\n" "\n" " shared_library(\"freetype\") {\n" " if (is_linux) {\n" " # Call the output \"libfreetype.so.6\"\n" " output_extension = \"so.6\"\n" " }\n" " ...\n" " }\n" "\n" " # On Windows, generate a \"mysettings.cpl\" control panel applet.\n" " # Control panel applets are actually special shared libraries.\n" " if (is_win) {\n" " shared_library(\"mysettings\") {\n" " output_extension = \"cpl\"\n" " ...\n" " }\n" " }\n"; const char kOutputName[] = "output_name"; const char kOutputName_HelpShort[] = "output_name: [string] Name for the output file other than the default."; const char kOutputName_Help[] = "output_name: Define a name for the output file other than the default.\n" "\n" " Normally the output name of a target will be based on the target name,\n" " so the target \"//foo/bar:bar_unittests\" will generate an output\n" " file such as \"bar_unittests.exe\" (using Windows as an example).\n" "\n" " Sometimes you will want an alternate name to avoid collisions or\n" " if the internal name isn't appropriate for public distribution.\n" "\n" " The output name should have no extension or prefixes, these will be\n" " added using the default system rules. For example, on Linux an output\n" " name of \"foo\" will produce a shared library \"libfoo.so\". There\n" " is no way to override the output prefix of a linker tool on a per-\n" " target basis. If you need more flexibility, create a copy target\n" " to produce the file you want.\n" "\n" " This variable is valid for all binary output target types.\n" "\n" "Example\n" "\n" " static_library(\"doom_melon\") {\n" " output_name = \"fluffy_bunny\"\n" " }\n"; const char kOutputs[] = "outputs"; const char kOutputs_HelpShort[] = "outputs: [file list] Output files for actions and copy targets."; const char kOutputs_Help[] = "outputs: Output files for actions and copy targets.\n" "\n" " Outputs is valid for \"copy\", \"action\", and \"action_foreach\"\n" " target types and indicates the resulting files. Outputs must always\n" " refer to files in the build directory.\n" "\n" " copy\n" " Copy targets should have exactly one entry in the outputs list. If\n" " there is exactly one source, this can be a literal file name or a\n" " source expansion. If there is more than one source, this must\n" " contain a source expansion to map a single input name to a single\n" " output name. See \"gn help copy\".\n" "\n" " action_foreach\n" " Action_foreach targets must always use source expansions to map\n" " input files to output files. There can be more than one output,\n" " which means that each invocation of the script will produce a set of\n" " files (presumably based on the name of the input file). See\n" " \"gn help action_foreach\".\n" "\n" " action\n" " Action targets (excluding action_foreach) must list literal output\n" " file(s) with no source expansions. See \"gn help action\".\n"; const char kPrecompiledHeader[] = "precompiled_header"; const char kPrecompiledHeader_HelpShort[] = "precompiled_header: [string] Header file to precompile."; const char kPrecompiledHeader_Help[] = "precompiled_header: [string] Header file to precompile.\n" "\n" " Precompiled headers will be used when a target specifies this\n" " value, or a config applying to this target specifies this value.\n" " In addition, the tool corresponding to the source files must also\n" " specify precompiled headers (see \"gn help tool\"). The tool\n" " will also specify what type of precompiled headers to use.\n" "\n" " The precompiled header/source variables can be specified on a target\n" " or a config, but must be the same for all configs applying to a given\n" " target since a target can only have one precompiled header.\n" "\n" "MSVC precompiled headers\n" "\n" " When using MSVC-style precompiled headers, the \"precompiled_header\"\n" " value is a string corresponding to the header. This is NOT a path\n" " to a file that GN recognises, but rather the exact string that appears\n" " in quotes after an #include line in source code. The compiler will\n" " match this string against includes or forced includes (/FI).\n" "\n" " MSVC also requires a source file to compile the header with. This must\n" " be specified by the \"precompiled_source\" value. In contrast to the\n" " header value, this IS a GN-style file name, and tells GN which source\n" " file to compile to make the .pch file used for subsequent compiles.\n" "\n" " If you use both C and C++ sources, the precompiled header and source\n" " file will be compiled using both tools. You will want to make sure\n" " to wrap C++ includes in __cplusplus #ifdefs so the file will compile\n" " in C mode.\n" "\n" " For example, if the toolchain specifies MSVC headers:\n" "\n" " toolchain(\"vc_x64\") {\n" " ...\n" " tool(\"cxx\") {\n" " precompiled_header_type = \"msvc\"\n" " ...\n" "\n" " You might make a config like this:\n" "\n" " config(\"use_precompiled_headers\") {\n" " precompiled_header = \"build/precompile.h\"\n" " precompiled_source = \"//build/precompile.cc\"\n" "\n" " # Either your source files should #include \"build/precompile.h\"\n" " # first, or you can do this to force-include the header.\n" " cflags = [ \"/FI$precompiled_header\" ]\n" " }\n" "\n" " And then define a target that uses the config:\n" "\n" " executable(\"doom_melon\") {\n" " configs += [ \":use_precompiled_headers\" ]\n" " ...\n" "\n"; const char kPrecompiledSource[] = "precompiled_source"; const char kPrecompiledSource_HelpShort[] = "precompiled_source: [file name] Source file to precompile."; const char kPrecompiledSource_Help[] = "precompiled_source: [file name] Source file to precompile.\n" "\n" " The source file that goes along with the precompiled_header when\n" " using \"msvc\"-style precompiled headers. It will be implicitly added\n" " to the sources of the target. See \"gn help precompiled_header\".\n"; const char kPublic[] = "public"; const char kPublic_HelpShort[] = "public: [file list] Declare public header files for a target."; const char kPublic_Help[] = "public: Declare public header files for a target.\n" "\n" " A list of files that other targets can include. These permissions are\n" " checked via the \"check\" command (see \"gn help check\").\n" "\n" " If no public files are declared, other targets (assuming they have\n" " visibility to depend on this target can include any file in the\n" " sources list. If this variable is defined on a target, dependent\n" " targets may only include files on this whitelist.\n" "\n" " Header file permissions are also subject to visibility. A target\n" " must be visible to another target to include any files from it at all\n" " and the public headers indicate which subset of those files are\n" " permitted. See \"gn help visibility\" for more.\n" "\n" " Public files are inherited through the dependency tree. So if there is\n" " a dependency A -> B -> C, then A can include C's public headers.\n" " However, the same is NOT true of visibility, so unless A is in C's\n" " visibility list, the include will be rejected.\n" "\n" " GN only knows about files declared in the \"sources\" and \"public\"\n" " sections of targets. If a file is included that is not known to the\n" " build, it will be allowed.\n" "\n" "Examples\n" "\n" " These exact files are public:\n" " public = [ \"foo.h\", \"bar.h\" ]\n" "\n" " No files are public (no targets may include headers from this one):\n" " public = []\n"; const char kPublicConfigs[] = "public_configs"; const char kPublicConfigs_HelpShort[] = "public_configs: [label list] Configs applied to dependents."; const char kPublicConfigs_Help[] = "public_configs: Configs to be applied on dependents.\n" "\n" " A list of config labels.\n" "\n" " Targets directly depending on this one will have the configs listed in\n" " this variable added to them. These configs will also apply to the\n" " current target.\n" "\n" " This addition happens in a second phase once a target and all of its\n" " dependencies have been resolved. Therefore, a target will not see\n" " these force-added configs in their \"configs\" variable while the\n" " script is running, and then can not be removed. As a result, this\n" " capability should generally only be used to add defines and include\n" " directories necessary to compile a target's headers.\n" "\n" " See also \"all_dependent_configs\".\n" COMMON_ORDERING_HELP; const char kPublicDeps[] = "public_deps"; const char kPublicDeps_HelpShort[] = "public_deps: [label list] Declare public dependencies."; const char kPublicDeps_Help[] = "public_deps: Declare public dependencies.\n" "\n" " Public dependencies are like private dependencies (see\n" " \"gn help deps\") but additionally express that the current target\n" " exposes the listed deps as part of its public API.\n" "\n" " This has several ramifications:\n" "\n" " - public_configs that are part of the dependency are forwarded\n" " to direct dependents.\n" "\n" " - Public headers in the dependency are usable by dependents\n" " (includes do not require a direct dependency or visibility).\n" "\n" " - If the current target is a shared library, other shared libraries\n" " that it publicly depends on (directly or indirectly) are\n" " propagated up the dependency tree to dependents for linking.\n" "\n" "Discussion\n" "\n" " Say you have three targets: A -> B -> C. C's visibility may allow\n" " B to depend on it but not A. Normally, this would prevent A from\n" " including any headers from C, and C's public_configs would apply\n" " only to B.\n" "\n" " If B lists C in its public_deps instead of regular deps, A will now\n" " inherit C's public_configs and the ability to include C's public\n" " headers.\n" "\n" " Generally if you are writing a target B and you include C's headers\n" " as part of B's public headers, or targets depending on B should\n" " consider B and C to be part of a unit, you should use public_deps\n" " instead of deps.\n" "\n" "Example\n" "\n" " # This target can include files from \"c\" but not from\n" " # \"super_secret_implementation_details\".\n" " executable(\"a\") {\n" " deps = [ \":b\" ]\n" " }\n" "\n" " shared_library(\"b\") {\n" " deps = [ \":super_secret_implementation_details\" ]\n" " public_deps = [ \":c\" ]\n" " }\n"; const char kResponseFileContents[] = "response_file_contents"; const char kResponseFileContents_HelpShort[] = "response_file_contents: [string list] Contents of .rsp file for actions."; const char kResponseFileContents_Help[] = "response_file_contents: Contents of a response file for actions.\n" "\n" " Sometimes the arguments passed to a script can be too long for the\n" " system's command-line capabilities. This is especially the case on\n" " Windows where the maximum command-line length is less than 8K. A\n" " response file allows you to pass an unlimited amount of data to a\n" " script in a temporary file for an action or action_foreach target.\n" "\n" " If the response_file_contents variable is defined and non-empty, the\n" " list will be treated as script args (including possibly substitution\n" " patterns) that will be written to a temporary file at build time.\n" " The name of the temporary file will be substituted for\n" " \"{{response_file_name}}\" in the script args.\n" "\n" " The response file contents will always be quoted and escaped\n" " according to Unix shell rules. To parse the response file, the Python\n" " script should use \"shlex.split(file_contents)\".\n" "\n" "Example\n" "\n" " action(\"process_lots_of_files\") {\n" " script = \"process.py\",\n" " inputs = [ ... huge list of files ... ]\n" "\n" " # Write all the inputs to a response file for the script. Also,\n" " # make the paths relative to the script working directory.\n" " response_file_contents = rebase_path(inputs, root_build_dir)\n" "\n" " # The script expects the name of the response file in --file-list.\n" " args = [\n" " \"--enable-foo\",\n" " \"--file-list={{response_file_name}}\",\n" " ]\n" " }\n"; const char kScript[] = "script"; const char kScript_HelpShort[] = "script: [file name] Script file for actions."; const char kScript_Help[] = "script: Script file for actions.\n" "\n" " An absolute or buildfile-relative file name of a Python script to run\n" " for a action and action_foreach targets (see \"gn help action\" and\n" " \"gn help action_foreach\").\n"; const char kSources[] = "sources"; const char kSources_HelpShort[] = "sources: [file list] Source files for a target."; const char kSources_Help[] = "sources: Source files for a target\n" "\n" " A list of files. Non-absolute paths will be resolved relative to the\n" " current build file.\n" "\n" "Sources for binary targets\n" "\n" " For binary targets (source sets, executables, and libraries), the\n" " known file types will be compiled with the associated tools. Unknown\n" " file types and headers will be skipped. However, you should still\n" " list all C/C+ header files so GN knows about the existance of those\n" " files for the purposes of include checking.\n" "\n" " As a special case, a file ending in \".def\" will be treated as a\n" " Windows module definition file. It will be appended to the link\n" " line with a preceeding \"/DEF:\" string. There must be at most one\n" " .def file in a target and they do not cross dependency boundaries\n" " (so specifying a .def file in a static library or source set will have\n" " no effect on the executable or shared library they're linked into).\n" "\n" "Sources for non-binary targets\n" "\n" " action_foreach\n" " The sources are the set of files that the script will be executed\n" " over. The script will run once per file.\n" "\n" " action\n" " The sources will be treated the same as inputs. See " "\"gn help inputs\"\n" " for more information and usage advice.\n" "\n" " copy\n" " The source are the source files to copy.\n"; const char kTestonly[] = "testonly"; const char kTestonly_HelpShort[] = "testonly: [boolean] Declares a target must only be used for testing."; const char kTestonly_Help[] = "testonly: Declares a target must only be used for testing.\n" "\n" " Boolean. Defaults to false.\n" "\n" " When a target is marked \"testonly = true\", it must only be depended\n" " on by other test-only targets. Otherwise, GN will issue an error\n" " that the depenedency is not allowed.\n" "\n" " This feature is intended to prevent accidentally shipping test code\n" " in a final product.\n" "\n" "Example\n" "\n" " source_set(\"test_support\") {\n" " testonly = true\n" " ...\n" " }\n"; const char kVisibility[] = "visibility"; const char kVisibility_HelpShort[] = "visibility: [label list] A list of labels that can depend on a target."; const char kVisibility_Help[] = "visibility: A list of labels that can depend on a target.\n" "\n" " A list of labels and label patterns that define which targets can\n" " depend on the current one. These permissions are checked via the\n" " \"check\" command (see \"gn help check\").\n" "\n" " If visibility is not defined, it defaults to public (\"*\").\n" "\n" " If visibility is defined, only the targets with labels that match it\n" " can depend on the current target. The empty list means no targets\n" " can depend on the current target.\n" "\n" " Tip: Often you will want the same visibility for all targets in a\n" " BUILD file. In this case you can just put the definition at the top,\n" " outside of any target, and the targets will inherit that scope and see\n" " the definition.\n" "\n" "Patterns\n" "\n" " See \"gn help label_pattern\" for more details on what types of\n" " patterns are supported. If a toolchain is specified, only targets\n" " in that toolchain will be matched. If a toolchain is not specified on\n" " a pattern, targets in all toolchains will be matched.\n" "\n" "Examples\n" "\n" " Only targets in the current buildfile (\"private\"):\n" " visibility = [ \":*\" ]\n" "\n" " No targets (used for targets that should be leaf nodes):\n" " visibility = []\n" "\n" " Any target (\"public\", the default):\n" " visibility = [ \"*\" ]\n" "\n" " All targets in the current directory and any subdirectory:\n" " visibility = [ \"./*\" ]\n" "\n" " Any target in \"//bar/BUILD.gn\":\n" " visibility = [ \"//bar:*\" ]\n" "\n" " Any target in \"//bar/\" or any subdirectory thereof:\n" " visibility = [ \"//bar/*\" ]\n" "\n" " Just these specific targets:\n" " visibility = [ \":mything\", \"//foo:something_else\" ]\n" "\n" " Any target in the current directory and any subdirectory thereof, plus\n" " any targets in \"//bar/\" and any subdirectory thereof.\n" " visibility = [ \"./*\", \"//bar/*\" ]\n"; // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VariableInfo::VariableInfo() : help_short(""), help("") { } VariableInfo::VariableInfo(const char* in_help_short, const char* in_help) : help_short(in_help_short), help(in_help) { } #define INSERT_VARIABLE(var) \ info_map[k##var] = VariableInfo(k##var##_HelpShort, k##var##_Help); const VariableInfoMap& GetBuiltinVariables() { static VariableInfoMap info_map; if (info_map.empty()) { INSERT_VARIABLE(CurrentCpu) INSERT_VARIABLE(CurrentOs) INSERT_VARIABLE(CurrentToolchain) INSERT_VARIABLE(DefaultToolchain) INSERT_VARIABLE(HostCpu) INSERT_VARIABLE(HostOs) INSERT_VARIABLE(PythonPath) INSERT_VARIABLE(RootBuildDir) INSERT_VARIABLE(RootGenDir) INSERT_VARIABLE(RootOutDir) INSERT_VARIABLE(TargetCpu) INSERT_VARIABLE(TargetOs) INSERT_VARIABLE(TargetGenDir) INSERT_VARIABLE(TargetOutDir) } return info_map; } const VariableInfoMap& GetTargetVariables() { static VariableInfoMap info_map; if (info_map.empty()) { INSERT_VARIABLE(AllDependentConfigs) INSERT_VARIABLE(AllowCircularIncludesFrom) INSERT_VARIABLE(Args) INSERT_VARIABLE(Asmflags) INSERT_VARIABLE(AssertNoDeps) INSERT_VARIABLE(Cflags) INSERT_VARIABLE(CflagsC) INSERT_VARIABLE(CflagsCC) INSERT_VARIABLE(CflagsObjC) INSERT_VARIABLE(CflagsObjCC) INSERT_VARIABLE(CheckIncludes) INSERT_VARIABLE(CompleteStaticLib) INSERT_VARIABLE(Configs) INSERT_VARIABLE(Console) INSERT_VARIABLE(Data) INSERT_VARIABLE(DataDeps) INSERT_VARIABLE(Defines) INSERT_VARIABLE(Depfile) INSERT_VARIABLE(Deps) INSERT_VARIABLE(IncludeDirs) INSERT_VARIABLE(Inputs) INSERT_VARIABLE(Ldflags) INSERT_VARIABLE(Libs) INSERT_VARIABLE(LibDirs) INSERT_VARIABLE(OutputExtension) INSERT_VARIABLE(OutputName) INSERT_VARIABLE(Outputs) INSERT_VARIABLE(PrecompiledHeader) INSERT_VARIABLE(PrecompiledSource) INSERT_VARIABLE(Public) INSERT_VARIABLE(PublicConfigs) INSERT_VARIABLE(PublicDeps) INSERT_VARIABLE(ResponseFileContents) INSERT_VARIABLE(Script) INSERT_VARIABLE(Sources) INSERT_VARIABLE(Testonly) INSERT_VARIABLE(Visibility) } return info_map; } #undef INSERT_VARIABLE } // namespace variables