InternalDependency: Add as_link_whole() method

2 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/mesonbuild/dependencies/base.py b/mesonbuild/dependencies/base.py
index 8d2f759..aa513ba 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/dependencies/base.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/dependencies/base.py
@@ -295,6 +295,11 @@ class InternalDependency(Dependency):
             return val
         raise DependencyException('Could not get an internal variable and no default provided for {!r}'.format(self))
 
+    def generate_link_whole_dependency(self) -> T.Type['Dependency']:
+        new_dep = copy.deepcopy(self)
+        new_dep.whole_libraries += new_dep.libraries
+        new_dep.libraries = []
+        return new_dep
 
 class HasNativeKwarg:
     def __init__(self, kwargs):
diff --git a/mesonbuild/interpreter.py b/mesonbuild/interpreter.py
index bc162ac..3af5b51 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/interpreter.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/interpreter.py
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ class DependencyHolder(InterpreterObject, ObjectHolder):
                              'partial_dependency': self.partial_dependency_method,
                              'include_type': self.include_type_method,
                              'as_system': self.as_system_method,
+                             'as_link_whole': self.as_link_whole_method,
                              })
 
     def found(self):
@@ -511,6 +512,15 @@ class DependencyHolder(InterpreterObject, ObjectHolder):
         new_dep = self.held_object.generate_system_dependency(new_is_system)
         return DependencyHolder(new_dep, self.subproject)
 
+    @FeatureNew('dep.as_link_whole', '0.56.0')
+    @permittedKwargs({})
+    @noPosargs
+    def as_link_whole_method(self, args, kwargs):
+        if not isinstance(self.held_object, InternalDependency):
+            raise InterpreterException('as_link_whole method is only supported on declare_dependency() objects')
+        new_dep = self.held_object.generate_link_whole_dependency()
+        return DependencyHolder(new_dep, self.subproject)
+
 class ExternalProgramHolder(InterpreterObject, ObjectHolder):
     def __init__(self, ep, subproject, backend=None):
         InterpreterObject.__init__(self)