Merge tag 'upstream/2.3.3'

Upstream version 2.3.3

12 files changed, 63 insertions, 25 deletions

diff --git a/doc/generated/examples/caching_ex-random_1.xml b/doc/generated/examples/caching_ex-random_1.xml
index 2ed1a8f..b864ef4 100644
--- a/doc/generated/examples/caching_ex-random_1.xml
+++ b/doc/generated/examples/caching_ex-random_1.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <screen xmlns="http://www.scons.org/dbxsd/v1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.scons.org/dbxsd/v1.0 http://www.scons.org/dbxsd/v1.0/scons.xsd">% <userinput>scons -Q</userinput>
 cc -o f1.o -c f1.c
-cc -o f2.o -c f2.c
 cc -o f3.o -c f3.c
-cc -o f5.o -c f5.c
 cc -o f4.o -c f4.c
+cc -o f2.o -c f2.c
+cc -o f5.o -c f5.c
 cc -o prog f1.o f2.o f3.o f4.o f5.o
 </screen>
diff --git a/doc/generated/examples/troubleshoot_explain1_3.xml b/doc/generated/examples/troubleshoot_explain1_3.xml
index 0bdaace..0a5299b 100644
--- a/doc/generated/examples/troubleshoot_explain1_3.xml
+++ b/doc/generated/examples/troubleshoot_explain1_3.xml
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 cp file.in file.oout
 
 scons: warning: Cannot find target file.out after building
-File "/home/garyo/src/scons-scons/bootstrap/src/script/scons.py", line 199, in &lt;module&gt;
+File "/home/garyo/src/scons-scons/src/script/scons.py", line 199, in &lt;module&gt;
 </screen>
diff --git a/doc/generated/tools.gen b/doc/generated/tools.gen
index 5e4c8bd..539c5e6 100644
--- a/doc/generated/tools.gen
+++ b/doc/generated/tools.gen
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ for the platform on which SCons is running.
 <para xmlns="http://www.scons.org/dbxsd/v1.0">
 Sets construction variables for D language compiler DMD.
 </para>
-<para>Sets:  &cv-link-DC;, &cv-link-DCOM;, &cv-link-DDEBUG;, &cv-link-DDEBUGPREFIX;, &cv-link-DDEBUGSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DFILESUFFIX;, &cv-link-DFLAGPREFIX;, &cv-link-DFLAGS;, &cv-link-DFLAGSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DINCPREFIX;, &cv-link-DINCSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DLIB;, &cv-link-DLIBCOM;, &cv-link-DLIBDIRPREFIX;, &cv-link-DLIBDIRSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DLIBFLAGPREFIX;, &cv-link-DLIBFLAGSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DLIBLINKPREFIX;, &cv-link-DLIBLINKSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DLINK;, &cv-link-DLINKCOM;, &cv-link-DLINKFLAGS;, &cv-link-DPATH;, &cv-link-DVERPREFIX;, &cv-link-DVERSIONS;, &cv-link-DVERSUFFIX;, &cv-link-RPATHPREFIX;, &cv-link-RPATHSUFFIX;, &cv-link-SHDC;, &cv-link-SHDCOM;, &cv-link-SHDLINK;, &cv-link-SHDLINKCOM;, &cv-link-SHDLINKFLAGS;, &cv-link-STATIC_AND_SHARED_OBJECTS_ARE_THE_SAME;, &cv-link-_DDEBUGFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DINCFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DLIBDIRFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DLIBFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DLIBFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DVERFLAGS;, &cv-link-_RPATH;.</para></listitem>
+<para>Sets:  &cv-link-DC;, &cv-link-DCOM;, &cv-link-DDEBUG;, &cv-link-DDEBUGPREFIX;, &cv-link-DDEBUGSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DFILESUFFIX;, &cv-link-DFLAGPREFIX;, &cv-link-DFLAGS;, &cv-link-DFLAGSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DINCPREFIX;, &cv-link-DINCSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DLIB;, &cv-link-DLIBCOM;, &cv-link-DLIBDIRPREFIX;, &cv-link-DLIBDIRSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DLIBFLAGPREFIX;, &cv-link-DLIBFLAGSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DLIBLINKPREFIX;, &cv-link-DLIBLINKSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DLINK;, &cv-link-DLINKCOM;, &cv-link-DLINKFLAGS;, &cv-link-DPATH;, &cv-link-DVERPREFIX;, &cv-link-DVERSIONS;, &cv-link-DVERSUFFIX;, &cv-link-RPATHPREFIX;, &cv-link-RPATHSUFFIX;, &cv-link-SHDC;, &cv-link-SHDCOM;, &cv-link-SHDLINK;, &cv-link-SHDLINKCOM;, &cv-link-SHDLINKFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DDEBUGFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DINCFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DLIBDIRFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DLIBFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DLIBFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DVERFLAGS;, &cv-link-_RPATH;.</para></listitem>
   </varlistentry>
   <varlistentry id="t-docbook">
     <term>docbook</term>
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ Set construction variables for the <application xmlns="http://www.scons.org/dbxs
 <para xmlns="http://www.scons.org/dbxsd/v1.0">
 Sets construction variables for the D language compiler GDC.
 </para>
-<para>Sets:  &cv-link-DC;, &cv-link-DCOM;, &cv-link-DDEBUG;, &cv-link-DDEBUGPREFIX;, &cv-link-DDEBUGSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DFILESUFFIX;, &cv-link-DFLAGPREFIX;, &cv-link-DFLAGS;, &cv-link-DFLAGSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DINCPREFIX;, &cv-link-DINCSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DLIB;, &cv-link-DLIBCOM;, &cv-link-DLIBFLAGPREFIX;, &cv-link-DLIBFLAGSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DLINK;, &cv-link-DLINKCOM;, &cv-link-DLINKFLAGPREFIX;, &cv-link-DLINKFLAGS;, &cv-link-DLINKFLAGSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DPATH;, &cv-link-DVERPREFIX;, &cv-link-DVERSIONS;, &cv-link-DVERSUFFIX;, &cv-link-RPATHPREFIX;, &cv-link-RPATHSUFFIX;, &cv-link-SHDC;, &cv-link-SHDCOM;, &cv-link-SHDLINK;, &cv-link-SHDLINKCOM;, &cv-link-SHDLINKFLAGS;, &cv-link-STATIC_AND_SHARED_OBJECTS_ARE_THE_SAME;, &cv-link-_DDEBUGFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DINCFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DLIBFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DVERFLAGS;, &cv-link-_RPATH;.</para></listitem>
+<para>Sets:  &cv-link-DC;, &cv-link-DCOM;, &cv-link-DDEBUG;, &cv-link-DDEBUGPREFIX;, &cv-link-DDEBUGSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DFILESUFFIX;, &cv-link-DFLAGPREFIX;, &cv-link-DFLAGS;, &cv-link-DFLAGSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DINCPREFIX;, &cv-link-DINCSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DLIB;, &cv-link-DLIBCOM;, &cv-link-DLIBFLAGPREFIX;, &cv-link-DLIBFLAGSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DLINK;, &cv-link-DLINKCOM;, &cv-link-DLINKFLAGPREFIX;, &cv-link-DLINKFLAGS;, &cv-link-DLINKFLAGSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DPATH;, &cv-link-DVERPREFIX;, &cv-link-DVERSIONS;, &cv-link-DVERSUFFIX;, &cv-link-RPATHPREFIX;, &cv-link-RPATHSUFFIX;, &cv-link-SHDC;, &cv-link-SHDCOM;, &cv-link-SHDLINK;, &cv-link-SHDLINKCOM;, &cv-link-SHDLINKFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DDEBUGFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DINCFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DLIBFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DVERFLAGS;, &cv-link-_RPATH;.</para></listitem>
   </varlistentry>
   <varlistentry id="t-gettext">
     <term>gettext</term>
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ Sets construction variables for the <application xmlns="http://www.scons.org/dbx
 <para xmlns="http://www.scons.org/dbxsd/v1.0">
 Sets construction variables for the D language compiler LDC2.
 </para>
-<para>Sets:  &cv-link-DC;, &cv-link-DCOM;, &cv-link-DDEBUG;, &cv-link-DDEBUGPREFIX;, &cv-link-DDEBUGSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DFILESUFFIX;, &cv-link-DFLAGPREFIX;, &cv-link-DFLAGS;, &cv-link-DFLAGSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DINCPREFIX;, &cv-link-DINCSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DLIB;, &cv-link-DLIBCOM;, &cv-link-DLIBDIRPREFIX;, &cv-link-DLIBDIRSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DLIBFLAGPREFIX;, &cv-link-DLIBFLAGSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DLIBLINKPREFIX;, &cv-link-DLIBLINKSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DLINK;, &cv-link-DLINKCOM;, &cv-link-DLINKFLAGPREFIX;, &cv-link-DLINKFLAGS;, &cv-link-DLINKFLAGSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DPATH;, &cv-link-DVERPREFIX;, &cv-link-DVERSIONS;, &cv-link-DVERSUFFIX;, &cv-link-RPATHPREFIX;, &cv-link-RPATHSUFFIX;, &cv-link-SHDC;, &cv-link-SHDCOM;, &cv-link-SHDLINK;, &cv-link-SHDLINKCOM;, &cv-link-SHDLINKFLAGS;, &cv-link-STATIC_AND_SHARED_OBJECTS_ARE_THE_SAME;, &cv-link-_DDEBUGFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DINCFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DLIBDIRFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DLIBFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DLIBFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DVERFLAGS;, &cv-link-_RPATH;.</para></listitem>
+<para>Sets:  &cv-link-DC;, &cv-link-DCOM;, &cv-link-DDEBUG;, &cv-link-DDEBUGPREFIX;, &cv-link-DDEBUGSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DFILESUFFIX;, &cv-link-DFLAGPREFIX;, &cv-link-DFLAGS;, &cv-link-DFLAGSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DINCPREFIX;, &cv-link-DINCSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DLIB;, &cv-link-DLIBCOM;, &cv-link-DLIBDIRPREFIX;, &cv-link-DLIBDIRSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DLIBFLAGPREFIX;, &cv-link-DLIBFLAGSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DLIBLINKPREFIX;, &cv-link-DLIBLINKSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DLINK;, &cv-link-DLINKCOM;, &cv-link-DLINKFLAGPREFIX;, &cv-link-DLINKFLAGS;, &cv-link-DLINKFLAGSUFFIX;, &cv-link-DPATH;, &cv-link-DVERPREFIX;, &cv-link-DVERSIONS;, &cv-link-DVERSUFFIX;, &cv-link-RPATHPREFIX;, &cv-link-RPATHSUFFIX;, &cv-link-SHDC;, &cv-link-SHDCOM;, &cv-link-SHDLINK;, &cv-link-SHDLINKCOM;, &cv-link-SHDLINKFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DDEBUGFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DINCFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DLIBDIRFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DLIBFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DLIBFLAGS;, &cv-link-_DVERFLAGS;, &cv-link-_RPATH;.</para></listitem>
   </varlistentry>
   <varlistentry id="t-lex">
     <term>lex</term>
diff --git a/doc/man/scons-time.xml b/doc/man/scons-time.xml
index 4c46ae0..db9db10 100644
--- a/doc/man/scons-time.xml
+++ b/doc/man/scons-time.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 <refmeta>
 <refentrytitle>SCONS-TIME</refentrytitle>
 <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
-<refmiscinfo class='source'>July 2014</refmiscinfo>
+<refmiscinfo class='source'>August 2014</refmiscinfo>
 </refmeta>
 <refnamediv id='name'>
 <refname>scons-time</refname>
diff --git a/doc/man/scons.xml b/doc/man/scons.xml
index af73173..efe0216 100644
--- a/doc/man/scons.xml
+++ b/doc/man/scons.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 <refmeta>
 <refentrytitle>SCONS</refentrytitle>
 <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
-<refmiscinfo class='source'>July 2014</refmiscinfo>
+<refmiscinfo class='source'>August 2014</refmiscinfo>
 </refmeta>
 <refnamediv id='name'>
 <refname>scons</refname>
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ try to access a list member that
 does not exist.</para>
 
 <para><command>scons</command>
-requires Python version 2.4 or later.
+requires Python version 2.7 or later.
 There should be no other dependencies or requirements to run
 <emphasis role="bold">scons.</emphasis></para>
 
diff --git a/doc/man/sconsign.xml b/doc/man/sconsign.xml
index a7dd735..d4d7214 100644
--- a/doc/man/sconsign.xml
+++ b/doc/man/sconsign.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 <refmeta>
 <refentrytitle>SCONSIGN</refentrytitle>
 <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
-<refmiscinfo class='source'>July 2014</refmiscinfo>
+<refmiscinfo class='source'>August 2014</refmiscinfo>
 </refmeta>
 <refnamediv id='name'>
 <refname>sconsign</refname>
diff --git a/doc/python10/process.xml b/doc/python10/process.xml
index 36c5ecb..671dc14 100644
--- a/doc/python10/process.xml
+++ b/doc/python10/process.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   <listitem>
     <para>
 
-      &SCons; will be written to Python version 2.4 (to ensure
+      &SCons; will be written to Python version 2.7 (to ensure
       usability by a wide install base).
 
     </para>
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
     </para>
 
     <para>
-      
+
       In practice, simple tests only
       need to initialize a test object, use the object to write some
       input files, run &SCons;, and then check whatever criteria
diff --git a/doc/scons.mod b/doc/scons.mod
index 2445d2f..e26ccfb 100644
--- a/doc/scons.mod
+++ b/doc/scons.mod
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@
 <!ENTITY CheckLib "<function xmlns='http://www.scons.org/dbxsd/v1.0'>CheckLib</function>">
 <!ENTITY CheckLibWithHeader "<function xmlns='http://www.scons.org/dbxsd/v1.0'>CheckLibWithHeader</function>">
 <!ENTITY CheckType "<function xmlns='http://www.scons.org/dbxsd/v1.0'>CheckType</function>">
+<!ENTITY CheckTypeSize "<function xmlns='http://www.scons.org/dbxsd/v1.0'>CheckTypeSize</function>">
 <!ENTITY TryAction "<function xmlns='http://www.scons.org/dbxsd/v1.0'>TryAction</function>">
 <!ENTITY TryBuild "<function xmlns='http://www.scons.org/dbxsd/v1.0'>TryBuild</function>">
 <!ENTITY TryCompile "<function xmlns='http://www.scons.org/dbxsd/v1.0'>TryCompile</function>">
diff --git a/doc/user/build-install.xml b/doc/user/build-install.xml
index f5e4da4..d4f3819 100644
--- a/doc/user/build-install.xml
+++ b/doc/user/build-install.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <!ENTITY % scons SYSTEM "../scons.mod">
     %scons;
-    
+
     <!ENTITY % builders-mod SYSTEM "../generated/builders.mod">
     %builders-mod;
     <!ENTITY % functions-mod SYSTEM "../generated/functions.mod">
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     %tools-mod;
     <!ENTITY % variables-mod SYSTEM "../generated/variables.mod">
     %variables-mod;
-    
+
 ]>
 
 <chapter id="chap-build-install"
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
   to configure simple &SCons; builds without knowing Python,
   so you can skip this section if you
   want to dive in and pick up things
-  by example- -or, of course, if you are 
+  by example- -or, of course, if you are
   already familiar with Python.
 
   </para>
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ Python 2.5.1
 
     <para>
 
-    &SCons; will work with any 2.x version of Python from 2.4 on;
+    &SCons; will work with any 2.x version of Python from 2.7 on;
     3.0 and later are not yet supported.
     If you need to install Python and have a choice,
     we recommend using the most recent 2.x Python version available.
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ Python 2.5.1
       a specific &SCons; RPM file,
       you can download and install from the
       generic RPM provided by the &SCons; project.
-      This will install the 
+      This will install the
       SCons script(s) in <filename>/usr/bin</filename>,
       and the SCons library modules in
       <filename>/usr/lib/scons</filename>.
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ Python 2.5.1
       This would
       install the <application>scons</application> script in
       <filename>/opt/scons/bin</filename>
-      and the build engine in 
+      and the build engine in
       <filename>/opt/scons/lib/scons</filename>,
 
       </para>
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ Python 2.5.1
       relative to the user's <literal>$HOME</literal> directory,
       the &scons; script in
       <filename>$HOME/bin</filename>
-      and the build engine in 
+      and the build engine in
       <filename>$HOME/lib/scons</filename>,
       simply type:
 
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ $ <userinput>python setup.py install --prefix=$HOME</userinput>
     while: statements look like
 
     break statements look like
-    
+
     continue statements look like
 
     </para>
diff --git a/doc/user/factories.xml b/doc/user/factories.xml
index e620ece..7fe0efd 100644
--- a/doc/user/factories.xml
+++ b/doc/user/factories.xml
@@ -176,6 +176,24 @@ touch $*
       <scons_output_command>scons -Q</scons_output_command>
     </scons_output>
 
+    <para>
+    The &Copy; factory has a third optional argument which controls
+    how symlinks are copied.
+    </para>
+    
+    <para>
+    </para>
+
+    <scons_example name="factories_SymlinkCopy">
+      <file name ="SymlinkCopy" printme="1">
+# Symbolic link shallow copied as a new symbolic link:
+Command("LinkIn", "LinkOut", Copy("$TARGET", "$SOURCE"[, True]))
+
+# Symbolic link target copied as a file or directory:
+Command("LinkIn", "FileOrDirectoryOut", Copy("$TARGET", "$SOURCE", False))
+      </file>
+    </scons_example>
+
   </section>
 
   <section>
diff --git a/doc/user/misc.xml b/doc/user/misc.xml
index 0c56b43..2410714 100644
--- a/doc/user/misc.xml
+++ b/doc/user/misc.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE sconsdoc [
     <!ENTITY % scons SYSTEM "../scons.mod">
     %scons;
-    
+
     <!ENTITY % builders-mod SYSTEM "../generated/builders.mod">
     %builders-mod;
     <!ENTITY % functions-mod SYSTEM "../generated/functions.mod">
@@ -56,11 +56,10 @@
 
     <para>
 
-    Although the &SCons; code itself will run 
-    on any 2.x Python version 2.4 or later,
+    Although the &SCons; code itself will run
+    on any 2.x Python version 2.7 or later,
     you are perfectly free to make use of
-    Python syntax and modules from more modern versions
-    (for example, Python 2.5 or 2.6)
+    Python syntax and modules from later versions
     when writing your &SConscript; files
     or your own local modules.
     If you do this, it's usually helpful to
diff --git a/doc/user/sconf.xml b/doc/user/sconf.xml
index 410325c..d84cc67 100644
--- a/doc/user/sconf.xml
+++ b/doc/user/sconf.xml
@@ -282,6 +282,26 @@ env = conf.Finish()
     </sconstruct>
 
   </section>
+  <section>
+  <title>Checking the size of a datatype</title>
+    <para>
+    Check the size of a datatype by using the &CheckTypeSize; method:
+    </para>
+    
+    <sconstruct>
+env = Environment()
+conf = Configure(env)
+int_size = conf.CheckTypeSize('unsigned int')
+print 'sizeof unsigned int is', int_size
+env = conf.Finish()
+    </sconstruct>
+    
+    <screen>
+% <userinput>scons -Q</userinput>
+sizeof unsigned int is 4
+scons: `.' is up to date.
+    </screen>
+  </section>
 
   <section>
   <title>Adding Your Own Custom Checks</title>