Let source_target_relative be a valid substitution for bundle_data.

This helps address the situation where one needs to package a bundle not
produced by the build's create_bundle rule, like a third-party
framework, inside another bundle that is produced by the build. If a
bundle_data rule only pointed to the outer directory of that third-party
framework, any changes to the inner components of the bundle would not
trigger a re-copy.

The {{source_target_relative}} is useful because it lets one define a
bundle_data target at the same level as the third-party bundle, list
its entire contents in |sources|, and have the bundle's folder
structure preserved.

With the existing set of valid substitution patterns, a bundle_data
rule would need to be created for each level of folder structure in
the third-party bundle.

Bug: chromium:955936, chromium:608382
Change-Id: I6e32a98ea607fb95d73ec707c7c8e9a39ee1e9d0
Reviewed-on: https://gn-review.googlesource.com/c/gn/+/4860
Reviewed-by: Nico Weber <thakis@chromium.org>
Commit-Queue: Petr Hosek <phosek@google.com>
3 files changed
tree: 7654819d87e6e76515a7ba81daf0f3b052f96cac
  1. base/
  2. build/
  3. docs/
  4. infra/
  5. tools/
  6. util/
  7. .clang-format
  8. .editorconfig
  9. .gitignore
  10. .style.yapf
  11. AUTHORS
  12. LICENSE
  13. OWNERS
  14. README.md
README.md

GN

GN is a meta-build system that generates build files for Ninja. There is documentation in docs/ and a presentation on it.

Getting started

You can download the latest version of GN binary for Linux, macOS and Windows.

Alternatively, you can build GN from source:

git clone https://gn.googlesource.com/gn
cd gn
python build/gen.py
ninja -C out
# To run tests:
out/gn_unittests

On Windows, it is expected that cl.exe, link.exe, and lib.exe can be found in PATH, so you'll want to run from a Visual Studio command prompt, or similar.

On Linux and Mac, the default compiler is clang++, a recent version is expected to be found in PATH. This can be overridden by setting CC, CXX, and AR.

Reporting bugs

If you find a bug, you can see if it is known or report it in the bug database.

Sending patches

GN uses Gerrit for code review. The short version of how to patch is:

Register at https://gn-review.googlesource.com.

... edit code ...
ninja -C out && out/gn_unittests

Then, to upload a change for review:

git commit
git cl upload --gerrit

When revising a change, use:

git commit --amend
git cl upload --gerrit

which will add the new changes to the existing code review, rather than creating a new one.

We ask that all contributors sign Google's Contributor License Agreement (either individual or corporate as appropriate, select ‘any other Google project’).

Community

You may ask questions and follow along w/ GN‘s development on Chromium’s gn-dev@ Google Group.