Merge topic 'ninja-directory-targets'

9ead71df Help: Add notes for topic 'ninja-directory-targets'
e9bf8ec8 Ninja: Add test for `$subdir/all` targets
ca575fe9 Ninja: Add `$subdir/all` targets

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diff --git a/Help/generator/Ninja.rst b/Help/generator/Ninja.rst
index 920abcb..d94e5f6 100644
--- a/Help/generator/Ninja.rst
+++ b/Help/generator/Ninja.rst
@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@ Generates build.ninja files.
 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.
diff --git a/Help/release/dev/ninja-directory-targets.rst b/Help/release/dev/ninja-directory-targets.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4826228
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Help/release/dev/ninja-directory-targets.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+ninja-directory-targets
+-----------------------
+
+* The :generator:`Ninja` generator learned to produce phony targets
+  of the form ``sub/dir/all`` to drive the build of a subdirectory.
+  This is equivalent to ``cd sub/dir; make all`` with
+  :ref:`Makefile Generators`.