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| author | Mats Wichmann <mats@linux.com> | 2020-09-10 15:13:17 (GMT) |
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| committer | Mats Wichmann <mats@linux.com> | 2020-09-10 15:13:17 (GMT) |
| commit | e018b2c69de3c5a8e696c1de2b7f5cf55b40beba (patch) | |
| tree | a4228d7006d39a2c1e67bc86049d7f076b4b85f0 /doc | |
| parent | 63704e837a5292e05890157035b4c3c022c638fe (diff) | |
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[PR #3791] more doc reword per review comments [ci skip]
Signed-off-by: Mats Wichmann <mats@linux.com>
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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/user/sideeffect.xml | 5 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/user/sideeffect.xml b/doc/user/sideeffect.xml index cb6f447..2733769 100644 --- a/doc/user/sideeffect.xml +++ b/doc/user/sideeffect.xml @@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ This can be used just to flag a dependency for use in subsequent build steps, although there is usually a better way to do that. The primary use for the &SideEffect; method - is to prevent two build steps from simultaneously modifying the same file. + is to prevent two build steps from simultaneously modifying + or accessing the same file in a way that could impact each other. </para> @@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ will also put data into <filename>log</filename>, which is used as a source for the command to generate <filename>file2</filename>, but <filename>log</filename> is unknown to &SCons; on a clean - build: it neither exists, nor is it the target of any builder. + build: it neither exists, nor is it a target output by any builder. The <filename>SConscript</filename> uses &SideEffect; to inform &SCons; about the additional output file. |