ENH: Added SYMBOLIC source file property to mark custom command outputs that are never actually created on disk. This is used by the Watcom WMake generator to generate the .SYMBOLIC mark on the files in the make system.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h
index 7c6caf0..d95a555 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h
@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@ public:
   /** Get whether the generator should use a script for link commands.  */
   bool GetUseLinkScript() { return this->UseLinkScript; }
 
+  /** Get whether the generator should produce special marks on rules
+      producing symbolic (non-file) outputs.  */
+  bool GetNeedSymbolicMark() { return this->NeedSymbolicMark; }
+
   /*
    * Determine what program to use for building the project.
    */
@@ -210,6 +214,7 @@ protected:
     const cmCustomCommandLines* commandLines,
     std::vector<std::string> depends, bool depends_on_all = false);
 
+  bool NeedSymbolicMark;
   bool UseLinkScript;
   bool ForceUnixPaths;
   bool ToolSupportsColor;