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diff --git a/doc/manual.asciidoc b/doc/manual.asciidoc index 0387c97..a330095 100644 --- a/doc/manual.asciidoc +++ b/doc/manual.asciidoc @@ -492,19 +492,19 @@ aborting due to a missing input. rebuilt if the command line changes; and secondly, they are not cleaned by default. -`restat`:: if present, causes Ninja to re-stat the command's outputs after - execution of the command. Each output whose modification time the command - did not change will be treated as though it had never needed to be built. - This may cause the output's reverse dependencies to be removed from the - list of pending build actions. - -`rspfile` -`rspfile_content`:: if present (both), Ninja will use a response file - for the given command, i.e. write the selected string (`rspfile_content`) - to the given file (`rspfile`) before calling the command and delete - the file after successful execution of the command. +`restat`:: if present, causes Ninja to re-stat the command's outputs + after execution of the command. Each output whose modification time + the command did not change will be treated as though it had never + needed to be built. This may cause the output's reverse + dependencies to be removed from the list of pending build actions. + +`rspfile`, `rspfile_content`:: if present (both), Ninja will use a + response file for the given command, i.e. write the selected string + (`rspfile_content`) to the given file (`rspfile`) before calling the + command and delete the file after successful execution of the + command. + -This is particularly useful on Windows OS, where the maximal length of +This is particularly useful on Windows OS, where the maximal length of a command line is limited and response files must be used instead. + Use it like in the following example: @@ -514,13 +514,13 @@ rule link command = link.exe /OUT$out [usual link flags here] @$out.rsp rspfile = $out.rsp rspfile_content = $in - + build myapp.exe: link a.obj b.obj [possibly many other .obj files] ---- -Additionally, the special `$in` and `$out` variables expand to the -space-separated list of files provided to the `build` line referencing -this `rule`. +Finally, the special `$in` and `$out` variables expand to the +shell-quoted space-separated list of files provided to the `build` +line referencing this `rule`. Build dependencies ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |