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diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/run_target-depends.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/run_target-depends.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..11a459c --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/markdown/snippets/run_target-depends.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +## `run_target` can now be used as a dependency + +A `run_target()` can now be saved in a variable and reused as a dependency in +an `alias_target()`. This can be used to create custom alias rules that ensure +multiple other targets are run, even if those targets don't produce output +files. + +For example: + +``` +i18n = import('i18n') + +all_pot_targets = [] + +foo_i18n = i18n.gettext('foo') + +all_pot_targets += foo_i18n[1] + +alias_target('all-pot', all_pot_targets) +``` |