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bmakelib.dict

Provides key-value dictionaries in GNU Make.

As Macro ($(call bmakelib.dict.*))

$(call bmakelib.dict.define,LIBCONF)
$(call bmakelib.dict.put,LIBCONF,lib-name,libhello.a)
$(call bmakelib.dict.put,LIBCONF,lib-objs,hello_impl.o)

$(call bmakelib.dict.define,EXECONF)
$(call bmakelib.dict.put,EXECONF,exe-name,hello)
$(call bmakelib.dict.put,EXECONF,exe-objs,hello_main.o)

EXE := $(call bmakelib.dict.get,EXECONF,exe-name)
LIB := $(call bmakelib.dict.get,LIBCONF,lib-name)

.PHONY : all
all : $(EXE)

$(EXE) : $(call bmakelib.dict.get,EXECONF,exe-objs) $(LIB)
    $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^

$(LIB) : $(call bmakelib.dict.get,LIBCONF,lib-objs)
    $(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $^

As Prerequisite (bmakelib.dict.*(...))

define-config : bmakelib.dict.define( DEPLOY )
define-config : bmakelib.dict.put( DEPLOY,env,prod )
define-config : bmakelib.dict.put( DEPLOY,service,accounts )
define-config : bmakelib.dict.put( DEPLOY,host,accounts.example.com )

deploy : define-config
deploy :
    /usr/bin/deploy \
        --env $(call bmakelib.dict.get,DEPLOY,env) \
        --server $(call bmakelib.dict.get,DEPLOY,service) \
        $(call bmakelib.dict.get,DEPLOY,host)

Note: Setting values via target prerequisites will not make them available to prerequisite lists ($(TARGET) : $(call bmakelib.dict.get,...)).

bmakelib.conf.dict.error-if-blank-key

Controls whether blank dict keys are accepted. Default value is yes.

If set to - yes, causes an $(error) to be raised and make to be aborted. - anything else, causes the operation to proceed. However a $(warning) message will be printed.

Precedence: 1. bmakelib.conf.dict.error-if-blank-key (Make variable) 2. BMAKELIB_CONF_DICT_ERROR_IF_BLANK_KEY (environment variable) 3. yes (default)

bmakelib.conf.dict.error-if-blank-value

Controls whether blank dict values are accepted. Default value is no.

If set to - yes, causes an $(error) to be raised and make to be aborted. - anything else, causes the operation to proceed. However a $(warning) message will be printed.

Precedence: 1. bmakelib.conf.dict.error-if-blank-value (Make variable) 2. BMAKELIB_CONF_DICT_ERROR_IF_BLANK_VALUE (environment variable) 3. no (default)

bmakelib.dict.define

Defines a dictionary.

Example 1: As Macro

$(call bmakelib.dict.define,MY-DICT)

Defines a dictionary named MY-DICT.

Example 2: As Prerequisite

my-config-target : bmakelib.dict.define( MY-DICT )

Defines dictionary MY-DICT when my-config-target runs.

bmakelib.dict.put

Stores a given value in the dictionary under a given key.

Example 1: As Macro

$(call bmakelib.dict.define,MY-DICT)
$(call bmakelib.dict.put,MY-DICT,a-key,a-value)

Stores a-value under key a-key in MY-DICT.

Example 2: As Prerequisite

my-config-target : bmakelib.dict.define( MY-DICT )
my-config-target : bmakelib.dict.put( MY-DICT,a-key,a-value )

Stores a-value under key a-key in MY-DICT when my-config-target runs.

bmakelib.dict.get

Retrieves the value of a given key from the dictionary.

Note: bmakelib.dict.get is a function macro evaluated via $(call ...). It cannot be used as a target prerequisite because target prerequisites cannot return values.

Example 1: In Variable Assignment

VAR1 = $(call bmakelib.dict.get,MY-DICT,a-key)

Retrieves the value of a-key from MY-DICT and assigns it to VAR1.

Example 2: In Recipe

some-target :
    @echo $(call bmakelib.dict.get,MY-DICT,a-key)

Retrieves and prints the value of a-key from MY-DICT when some-target runs.