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diff --git a/doc/man/scons.1 b/doc/man/scons.1 index f574fb3..c0c995b 100644 --- a/doc/man/scons.1 +++ b/doc/man/scons.1 @@ -2603,6 +2603,27 @@ but the command signature added to any target files would be: echo Last build occurred . > $TARGET .EE +SCons uses the following rules when converting construction variables into +command lines: + +.IP String +When the value is a string it is interpreted as a space delimited list of +command line arguments. + +.IP List +When the value is a list it is interpreted as a list of command line +arguments. Each element of the list is converted to a string. + +.IP Other +Anything that is not a list or string is converted to a string and +interpreted as a single command line argument. + +.IP Newline +Newline characters (\\n) delimit lines. The newline parsing is done after +all other parsing, so it is not possible for arguments (e.g. file names) to +contain embedded newline characters. This limitation will likely go away in +a future version of SCons. + .SS Scanner Objects You can use the |