On Wed, 8 May 2024 01:02:41 GMT, Erik Joelsson <er...@openjdk.org> wrote:
> For c, c++ and java source files, we have a built in system for letting more > specific files override if there are multiple files with the same name found, > by letting the first found file with a given name override any later found > files with that name. This is typically used for OS specific variants or when > needing to override a source file with a file from a custom source set. We > would like to make it possible to do the same for markdown files used to > generate man pages. > > This will not have an immediate use i OpenJDK, but is needed for a custom > override in proprietary code. > > The change in Docs.gmk removes unnecessary extra loops so that > SetupProcessMarkdown is called only once per module. This is necessary for > the override mechanism to kick in for each module src set. > > The logic in ProcessMarkdown.gmk is more or less copied from > SetupNativeCompilation. make/common/ProcessMarkdown.gmk line 43: > 41: # Only continue if this target file hasn't been processed already. This > lets > 42: # the first found source file override any other with the same name. > 43: $$(call PrintVar, $1_$2_INPUT_FILE) Left-over debug code. ------------- PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/19132#discussion_r1593782745
