build: Add a get_command method to Executable

Since Executable can be used in places where ExternalProgram is, simply
having a wrapper that gives them the same API is pretty useful.

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/mesonbuild/build.py b/mesonbuild/build.py
index 12e25c5..1af2ae2 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/build.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/build.py
@@ -1857,6 +1857,13 @@ class Executable(BuildTarget):
     def is_linkable_target(self):
         return self.is_linkwithable
 
+    def get_command(self) -> 'ImmutableListProtocol[str]':
+        """Provides compatibility with ExternalProgram.
+
+        Since you can override ExternalProgram instances with Executables.
+        """
+        return self.outputs
+
 class StaticLibrary(BuildTarget):
     known_kwargs = known_stlib_kwargs