Multi-input generator support #13830
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In one of my project's use cases, I must compile an archive from a set of generated binary files. Some of these binary files are built using a tool which accepts both a PNG and an associated JSON file as input. It is not unusual for a user to modify either of these files, and a modification to either would need to trigger re-generation of the binary file (and thus, also the archive build).
I can accomplish a facsimile of this using
custom_target
, but I'd really like to be able to usegenerator
for it, since our archiving utility accepts a path as input. It would be convenient, then, to make use of acustom_target
's private intermediate directory. i.e., I should be able to do the following:Beta Was this translation helpful? Give feedback.
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