3 files changed, 10 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/Source/cmDefinitions.cxx b/Source/cmDefinitions.cxx
index 5515f35..fe32dd5 100644
--- a/Source/cmDefinitions.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmDefinitions.cxx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ void cmDefinitions::Reset(cmDefinitions* parent)
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 cmDefinitions::Def const&
-cmDefinitions::GetInternal(const std::string& key) const
+cmDefinitions::GetInternal(const std::string& key)
 {
   MapType::const_iterator i = this->Map.find(key);
   if(i != this->Map.end())
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ cmDefinitions::GetInternal(const std::string& key) const
     }
   if(cmDefinitions* up = this->Up)
     {
-    // Query the parent scope.
-    return up->GetInternal(key);
+    // Query the parent scope and store the result locally.
+    Def def = up->GetInternal(key);
+    return this->Map.insert(MapType::value_type(key, def)).first->second;
     }
   return this->NoDef;
 }
@@ -62,26 +63,13 @@ cmDefinitions::SetInternal(const std::string& key, Def const& def)
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-const char* cmDefinitions::Get(const std::string& key) const
+const char* cmDefinitions::Get(const std::string& key)
 {
   Def const& def = this->GetInternal(key);
   return def.Exists? def.c_str() : 0;
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void cmDefinitions::Pull(const std::string& key)
-{
-  if (this->Up)
-    {
-    Def const& def = this->Up->GetInternal(key);
-    if (def.Exists)
-      {
-      this->SetInternal(key, def);
-      }
-    }
-}
-
-//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 const char* cmDefinitions::Set(const std::string& key, const char* value)
 {
   Def const& def = this->SetInternal(key, Def(value));
diff --git a/Source/cmDefinitions.h b/Source/cmDefinitions.h
index 5209a8b..a2f053f 100644
--- a/Source/cmDefinitions.h
+++ b/Source/cmDefinitions.h
@@ -36,11 +36,9 @@ public:
   /** Returns the parent scope, if any.  */
   cmDefinitions* GetParent() const { return this->Up; }
 
-  /** Get the value associated with a key; null if none. */
-  const char* Get(const std::string& key) const;
-
-  /** Pull a variable from the parent. */
-  void Pull(const std::string& key);
+  /** Get the value associated with a key; null if none.
+      Store the result locally if it came from a parent.  */
+  const char* Get(const std::string& key);
 
   /** Set (or unset if null) a value associated with a key.  */
   const char* Set(const std::string& key, const char* value);
@@ -82,7 +80,7 @@ private:
   MapType Map;
 
   // Internal query and update methods.
-  Def const& GetInternal(const std::string& key) const;
+  Def const& GetInternal(const std::string& key);
   Def const& SetInternal(const std::string& key, Def const& def);
 
   // Implementation of Closure() method.
diff --git a/Source/cmMakefile.cxx b/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
index 8806205..0bd1624 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
@@ -4476,7 +4476,7 @@ void cmMakefile::RaiseScope(const std::string& var, const char *varDef)
   if(cmDefinitions* up = cur.GetParent())
     {
     // First localize the definition in the current scope.
-    cur.Pull(var);
+    cur.Get(var);
 
     // Now update the definition in the parent scope.
     up->Set(var, varDef);