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Diffstat (limited to 'mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py')
| -rw-r--r-- | mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py | 2 |
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diff --git a/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py b/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py index b725b99..4c3f723 100644 --- a/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py +++ b/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py @@ -3090,6 +3090,8 @@ class Interpreter(InterpreterBase, HoldableObject): "internal use. Please rename.") def add_target(self, name: str, tobj: build.Target) -> None: + if self.backend.name == 'none': + raise InterpreterException('Install-only backend cannot generate target rules, try using `--backend=ninja`.') if name == '': raise InterpreterException('Target name must not be empty.') if name.strip() == '': |