BuildTarget: Add ignore_project_(link_)args() kwarg #3520
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When all targets must use some args in a project with the exception of a few, it's easier to use add_project_(link_)args() and flag only the few exceptions instead of having to set link_args/c_args on all targets.
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| that the arguments are only used for the current project, they won't | |||
| be used in any other subproject. | |||
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| Since 0.47.0 those flags can be ignored by by some targets by setting their | |||
| @@ -474,6 +480,10 @@ be passed to [shared and static libraries](#library). | |||
| in the D programming language | |||
| - `d_unittest`, when set to true, the D modules are compiled in debug mode | |||
| - `d_module_versions` list of module versions set when compiling D sources | |||
| - `ignore_project_args` Ignore arguments added via | |||
| [`add_project_arguments()`](#add_project_arguments)? Since 0.47.0. | |||
| - `ignore_project_link_args` Ignore arguments added via | |||
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These should be phrased as "when set to true, ignore arguments [...]` otherwise people may not realize what values should be passed to these.
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| ## ignore project arguments in some targets | |||
| app = executable('testapp', 'main.c', | ||
| ignore_project_args : true, | ||
| ignore_project_link_args : true, | ||
| ) |
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Can't this be included in the 123 subproject project arguments test? I mention this because adding new tests has more test time overhead than adding a few lines to an existint test.
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I wonder if it would be better to have an |
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Do people still see value in this? Not sure that I do. Any real-world use-cases people want this for? This just seems like people being too liberal with add_project_arguments() |
When all targets must use some args in a project with the exception of a
few, it's easier to use add_project_(link_)args() and flag only the few
exceptions instead of having to set link_args/c_args on all targets.