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authorMats Wichmann <mats@linux.com>2020-06-25 12:32:12 (GMT)
committerMats Wichmann <mats@linux.com>2020-06-25 12:32:52 (GMT)
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[PR #3713] tweak manpage per review comments
Signed-off-by: Mats Wichmann <mats@linux.com>
-rw-r--r--doc/man/scons.xml16
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/doc/man/scons.xml b/doc/man/scons.xml
index 7a12f3f..7b083f0 100644
--- a/doc/man/scons.xml
+++ b/doc/man/scons.xml
@@ -5443,7 +5443,7 @@ for each element in the list.
If an element
<emphasis>within</emphasis>
the list is itself a list,
-the internal list taken as the
+the internal list is taken as the
command and arguments to be executed via
the command line.
This allows white space to be enclosed
@@ -5514,7 +5514,8 @@ will expand &consvars; in any argument strings,
including the action argument, at the time it is called,
using the construction variables in the &consenv; through which
it was called. The global function form &f-link-Action;
-delays variable expansion until the Action object is actually used.
+<emphasis>delays</emphasis> variable expansion until
+the Action object is actually used.
</para>
<para>The second argument to &f-Action;
@@ -5937,9 +5938,16 @@ Examples:</para>
<programlisting language="python">
Execute(Delete('/tmp/buildroot'))
-env.Command('foo.out', 'foo.in', [Delete('${TARGET.dir}'), MyBuildAction])
+env.Command(
+ 'foo.out',
+ 'foo.in',
+ action=[
+ Delete('${TARGET.dir}'),
+ MyBuildAction,
+ ],
+)
-Execute(Delete('file_that_must_exist', must_exist=1))
+Execute(Delete('file_that_must_exist', must_exist=True))
</programlisting>
</listitem>