a platform-specific object suffix
when calling the Program() builder method.
-(Note that Builder calls will "flatten" the lists
-the source and target file list,
+Note that Builder calls will automatically "flatten"
+the source and target file lists,
so it's all right to have the bar_obj list
return by the StaticObject() call
-in the middle of the source file list.)
+in the middle of the source file list.
+If you need to manipulate a list of lists returned by Builders
+directly using Python,
+you can either build the list by hand:
+
+.ES
+foo = Object('foo.c')
+bar = Object('bar.c')
+objects = ['begin.o'] + foo + ['middle.o'] + bar + ['end.o']
+for object in objects:
+ print str(object)
+.EE
+
+Or you can use the
+.BR Flatten ()
+supplied by scons
+to create a list containing just the Nodes,
+which may be more convenient:
+
+.ES
+foo = Object('foo.c')
+bar = Object('bar.c')
+objects = Flatten(['begin.o', foo, 'middle.o', bar, 'end.o'])
+for object in objects:
+ print str(object)
+.EE
The path name for a Node's file may be used
by passing the Node to the Python-builtin
foo = env.FindFile('foo', ['dir1', 'dir2'])
.EE
+'\"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
+.TP
+.RI Flatten( sequence )
+.TP
+.RI env.Flatten( sequence )
+Takes a sequence (that is, a Python list or tuple)
+that may contain nested sequences
+and returns a flattened list containing
+all of the individual elements in any sequence.
+This can be helpful for collecting
+the lists returned by calls to Builders;
+other Builders will automatically
+flatten lists specified as input,
+but direct Python manipulation of
+these lists does not:
+
+.ES
+foo = Object('foo.c')
+bar = Object('bar.c')
+
+# Because `foo' and `bar' are lists returned by the Object() Builder,
+# `objects' will be a list containing nested lists:
+objects = ['f1.o', foo, 'f2.o', bar, 'f3.o']
+
+# Passing such a list to another Builder is all right because
+# the Builder will flatten the list automatically:
+Program(source = objects)
+
+# If you need to manipulate the list directly using Python, you need to
+# call Flatten() yourself, or otherwise handle nested lists:
+for object in Flatten(objects):
+ print str(object)
+.EE
+
'\"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
.TP
.RI GetBuildPath( file ", [" ... ])
--- /dev/null
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# __COPYRIGHT__
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+# a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+# "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+# without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+# distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+# permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+# the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+# in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
+# KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE
+# WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+# NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+# LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+# OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+# WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+#
+
+__revision__ = "__FILE__ __REVISION__ __DATE__ __DEVELOPER__"
+
+"""
+Test that the Flatten() function is available and works.
+"""
+
+import TestSCons
+
+test = TestSCons.TestSCons()
+
+test.subdir('work')
+
+test.write(['work', 'SConstruct'], """
+def cat(env, source, target):
+ target = str(target[0])
+ source = map(str, source)
+ f = open(target, "wb")
+ for src in source:
+ f.write(open(src, "rb").read())
+ f.close()
+env = Environment(BUILDERS={'Cat':Builder(action=cat)})
+f1 = env.Cat('../file1.out', 'file1.in')
+f2 = env.Cat('../file2.out', ['file2a.in', 'file2b.in'])
+print map(str, Flatten(['begin', f1, 'middle', f2, 'end']))
+print map(str, env.Flatten([f1, [['a', 'b'], 'c'], f2]))
+SConscript('SConscript', "env")
+""")
+
+test.write(['work', 'SConscript'], """
+Import("env")
+print Flatten([1, [2, 3], 4])
+print env.Flatten([[[[1], 2], 3], 4])
+""")
+
+test.write('file1.in', "file1.in\n")
+test.write('file2a.in', "file2a.in\n")
+test.write('file2b.in', "file2b.in\n")
+
+expect = """\
+['begin', '%s', 'middle', '%s', 'end']
+['%s', 'a', 'b', 'c', '%s']
+[1, 2, 3, 4]
+[1, 2, 3, 4]
+""" % (test.workpath('file1.out'), test.workpath('file2.out'),
+ test.workpath('file1.out'), test.workpath('file2.out'))
+
+test.run(chdir = "work",
+ arguments = ".",
+ stdout = test.wrap_stdout(read_str = expect,
+ build_str = "scons: `.' is up to date.\n"))
+
+test.pass_test()