Class MsvcLinkingGenerator

v2/tools/msvc.py:894–925

class MsvcLinkingGenerator(builtin.LinkingGenerator):
    # Calls the base version.  If necessary, also create a target for the
    # manifest file.specifying source's name as the name of the created
    # target. As result, the PCH will be named whatever.hpp.gch, and not
    # whatever.gch.
    def generated_targets(self, sources, prop_set, project, name):
        result = builtin.LinkingGenerator.generated_targets(self, sources, prop_set, project, name)
        if result:
            name_main = result[0].name()
            action = result[0].action()
            
            if prop_set.get('<debug-symbols>') == 'on':
                # We force exact name on PDB. The reason is tagging -- the tag rule may
                # reasonably special case some target types, like SHARED_LIB. The tag rule
                # will not catch PDB, and it cannot even easily figure if PDB is paired with
                # SHARED_LIB or EXE or something else. Because PDB always get the
                # same name as the main target, with .pdb as extension, just force it.
                target = FileTarget(name_main.split_ext()[0]+'.pdb','PDB',project,action,True)
                registered_target = virtual_target.register(target)
                if target != registered_target:
                    action.replace_targets(target,registered_target)
                result.append(registered_target)
            if prop_set.get('<embed-manifest>') == 'off':
                # Manifest is evil target. It has .manifest appened to the name of 
                # main target, including extension. E.g. a.exe.manifest. We use 'exact'
                # name because to achieve this effect.
                target = FileTarget(name_main+'.manifest', 'MANIFEST', project, action, True)
                registered_target = virtual_target.register(target)
                if target != registered_target:
                    action.replace_targets(target,registered_target)
                result.append(registered_target)
        return result


# Unsafe worker rule for the register-toolset() rule. Must not be called