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diff --git a/Changes.md b/Changes.md index baa5e6e7ac..4aa7ea2abe 100644 --- a/Changes.md +++ b/Changes.md @@ -1,5 +1,31 @@ # Build System Changes for Android.mk Writers +## `DIST_DIR`, `dist_goal`, and `dist-for-goals` {#dist} + +`DIST_DIR` and `dist_goal` are no longer available when reading Android.mk +files (or other build tasks). Always use `dist-for-goals` instead, which takes +a PHONY goal, and a list of files to copy to `$DIST_DIR`. Whenever `dist` is +specified, and the goal would be built (either explicitly on the command line, +or as a dependency of something on the command line), that file will be copied +into `$DIST_DIR`. For example, + +``` make +$(call dist-for-goals,foo,bar/baz) +``` + +will copy `bar/baz` into `$DIST_DIR/baz` when `m foo dist` is run. + +#### Renames during copy + +Instead of specifying just a file, a destination name can be specified, +including subdirectories: + +``` make +$(call dist-for-goals,foo,bar/baz:logs/foo.log) +``` + +will copy `bar/baz` into `$DIST_DIR/logs/foo.log` when `m foo dist` is run. + ## `.PHONY` rule enforcement {#phony_targets} There are several new warnings/errors meant to ensure the proper use of |