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diff --git a/doc/man/scons.1 b/doc/man/scons.1 index fdfae69..59e0d62 100644 --- a/doc/man/scons.1 +++ b/doc/man/scons.1 @@ -2266,11 +2266,17 @@ can be converted into an Action object '\""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" .TP -.RI Alias( alias ", [" targets ]) +.RI Alias( alias ", [" targets ", [" action ]]) .TP -.RI env.Alias( alias ", [" targets ]) +.RI env.Alias( alias ", [" targets ", [" action ]]) Creates one or more phony targets that expand to one or more other targets. +An optional +.I action +(command) +or list of actions +can be specified that will be executed +whenever the any of the alias targets are out-of-date. Returns the Node object representing the alias, which exists outside of any file system. This Node object, or the alias name, @@ -2278,7 +2284,8 @@ may be used as a dependency of any other target, including another alias. .B Alias can be called multiple times for the same -alias to add additional targets to the alias. +alias to add additional targets to the alias, +or additional actions to the list for this alias. .ES Alias('install') @@ -2287,6 +2294,8 @@ Alias(['install', 'install-lib'], '/usr/local/lib') env.Alias('install', ['/usr/local/bin', '/usr/local/lib']) env.Alias('install', ['/usr/local/man']) + +env.Alias('update', ['file1', 'file2'], "update_database $SOURCES") .EE '\""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |