New upstream version 3.0.5upstream/3.0.5

4 files changed, 356 insertions, 71 deletions

diff --git a/engine/SCons/Node/Alias.py b/engine/SCons/Node/Alias.py
index 78923b4..8fbeef7 100644
--- a/engine/SCons/Node/Alias.py
+++ b/engine/SCons/Node/Alias.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ This creates a hash of global Aliases (dummy targets).
 """
 
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2001 - 2017 The SCons Foundation
+# Copyright (c) 2001 - 2019 The SCons Foundation
 #
 # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
 # a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ This creates a hash of global Aliases (dummy targets).
 # WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 #
 
-__revision__ = "src/engine/SCons/Node/Alias.py 74b2c53bc42290e911b334a6b44f187da698a668 2017/11/14 13:16:53 bdbaddog"
+__revision__ = "src/engine/SCons/Node/Alias.py a56bbd8c09fb219ab8a9673330ffcd55279219d0 2019-03-26 23:16:31 bdeegan"
 
 import collections
 
diff --git a/engine/SCons/Node/FS.py b/engine/SCons/Node/FS.py
index ecde942..be9f7fd 100644
--- a/engine/SCons/Node/FS.py
+++ b/engine/SCons/Node/FS.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ that can be used by scripts or modules looking for the canonical default.
 """
 
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2001 - 2017 The SCons Foundation
+# Copyright (c) 2001 - 2019 The SCons Foundation
 #
 # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
 # a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ that can be used by scripts or modules looking for the canonical default.
 # WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 from __future__ import print_function
 
-__revision__ = "src/engine/SCons/Node/FS.py 74b2c53bc42290e911b334a6b44f187da698a668 2017/11/14 13:16:53 bdbaddog"
+__revision__ = "src/engine/SCons/Node/FS.py a56bbd8c09fb219ab8a9673330ffcd55279219d0 2019-03-26 23:16:31 bdeegan"
 
 import fnmatch
 import os
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import stat
 import sys
 import time
 import codecs
+from itertools import chain
 
 import SCons.Action
 import SCons.Debug
@@ -56,9 +57,12 @@ import SCons.Util
 import SCons.Warnings
 
 from SCons.Debug import Trace
+from . import DeciderNeedsNode
 
 print_duplicate = 0
 
+MD5_TIMESTAMP_DEBUG = False
+
 
 def sconsign_none(node):
     raise NotImplementedError
@@ -74,6 +78,9 @@ def sconsign_dir(node):
 _sconsign_map = {0 : sconsign_none,
                  1 : sconsign_dir}
 
+class FileBuildInfoFileToCsigMappingError(Exception):
+    pass
+
 class EntryProxyAttributeError(AttributeError):
     """
     An AttributeError subclass for recording and displaying the name
@@ -132,7 +139,10 @@ def initialize_do_splitdrive():
     global do_splitdrive
     global has_unc
     drive, path = os.path.splitdrive('X:/foo')
-    has_unc = hasattr(os.path, 'splitunc')
+    # splitunc is removed from python 3.7 and newer
+    # so we can also just test if splitdrive works with UNC
+    has_unc = (hasattr(os.path, 'splitunc')
+        or os.path.splitdrive(r'\\split\drive\test')[0] == r'\\split\drive')
 
     do_splitdrive = not not drive or has_unc
 
@@ -282,11 +292,13 @@ def set_duplicate(duplicate):
             Link_Funcs.append(link_dict[func])
 
 def LinkFunc(target, source, env):
-    # Relative paths cause problems with symbolic links, so
-    # we use absolute paths, which may be a problem for people
-    # who want to move their soft-linked src-trees around. Those
-    # people should use the 'hard-copy' mode, softlinks cannot be
-    # used for that; at least I have no idea how ...
+    """
+    Relative paths cause problems with symbolic links, so
+    we use absolute paths, which may be a problem for people
+    who want to move their soft-linked src-trees around. Those
+    people should use the 'hard-copy' mode, softlinks cannot be
+    used for that; at least I have no idea how ...
+    """
     src = source[0].get_abspath()
     dest = target[0].get_abspath()
     dir, file = os.path.split(dest)
@@ -328,7 +340,12 @@ Unlink = SCons.Action.Action(UnlinkFunc, None)
 
 def MkdirFunc(target, source, env):
     t = target[0]
-    if not t.exists():
+    # This os.path.exists test looks redundant, but it's possible
+    # when using Install() to install multiple dirs outside the
+    # source tree to get a case where t.exists() is true but
+    # the path does already exist, so this prevents spurious
+    # build failures in that case. See test/Install/multi-dir.
+    if not t.exists() and not os.path.exists(t.get_abspath()):
         t.fs.mkdir(t.get_abspath())
     return 0
 
@@ -682,10 +699,15 @@ class Base(SCons.Node.Node):
 
     @SCons.Memoize.CountMethodCall
     def stat(self):
-        try: return self._memo['stat']
-        except KeyError: pass
-        try: result = self.fs.stat(self.get_abspath())
-        except os.error: result = None
+        try: 
+            return self._memo['stat']
+        except KeyError: 
+            pass
+        try: 
+            result = self.fs.stat(self.get_abspath())
+        except os.error: 
+            result = None
+
         self._memo['stat'] = result
         return result
 
@@ -697,13 +719,17 @@ class Base(SCons.Node.Node):
 
     def getmtime(self):
         st = self.stat()
-        if st: return st[stat.ST_MTIME]
-        else: return None
+        if st: 
+            return st[stat.ST_MTIME]
+        else: 
+            return None
 
     def getsize(self):
         st = self.stat()
-        if st: return st[stat.ST_SIZE]
-        else: return None
+        if st: 
+            return st[stat.ST_SIZE]
+        else: 
+            return None
 
     def isdir(self):
         st = self.stat()
@@ -1048,21 +1074,22 @@ _classEntry = Entry
 
 
 class LocalFS(object):
-
-    # This class implements an abstraction layer for operations involving
-    # a local file system.  Essentially, this wraps any function in
-    # the os, os.path or shutil modules that we use to actually go do
-    # anything with or to the local file system.
-    #
-    # Note that there's a very good chance we'll refactor this part of
-    # the architecture in some way as we really implement the interface(s)
-    # for remote file system Nodes.  For example, the right architecture
-    # might be to have this be a subclass instead of a base class.
-    # Nevertheless, we're using this as a first step in that direction.
-    #
-    # We're not using chdir() yet because the calling subclass method
-    # needs to use os.chdir() directly to avoid recursion.  Will we
-    # really need this one?
+    """
+    This class implements an abstraction layer for operations involving
+    a local file system.  Essentially, this wraps any function in
+    the os, os.path or shutil modules that we use to actually go do
+    anything with or to the local file system.
+
+    Note that there's a very good chance we'll refactor this part of
+    the architecture in some way as we really implement the interface(s)
+    for remote file system Nodes.  For example, the right architecture
+    might be to have this be a subclass instead of a base class.
+    Nevertheless, we're using this as a first step in that direction.
+
+    We're not using chdir() yet because the calling subclass method
+    needs to use os.chdir() directly to avoid recursion.  Will we
+    really need this one?
+    """
     #def chdir(self, path):
     #    return os.chdir(path)
     def chmod(self, path, mode):
@@ -1389,10 +1416,10 @@ class FS(LocalFS):
             if not isinstance(d, SCons.Node.Node):
                 d = self.Dir(d)
             self.Top.addRepository(d)
-    
+
     def PyPackageDir(self, modulename):
         """Locate the directory of a given python module name
-		
+
         For example scons might resolve to
         Windows: C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\scons-2.5.1
         Linux: /usr/lib/scons
@@ -2462,11 +2489,42 @@ class FileNodeInfo(SCons.Node.NodeInfoBase):
             if key not in ('__weakref__',):
                 setattr(self, key, value)
 
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return self.csig == other.csig and self.timestamp == other.timestamp and self.size == other.size
+
+    def __ne__(self, other):
+        return not self.__eq__(other)
+
 
 class FileBuildInfo(SCons.Node.BuildInfoBase):
-    __slots__ = ()
+    """
+    This is info loaded from sconsign.
+
+    Attributes unique to FileBuildInfo:
+        dependency_map : Caches file->csig mapping
+                    for all dependencies.  Currently this is only used when using
+                    MD5-timestamp decider.
+                    It's used to ensure that we copy the correct
+                    csig from previous build to be written to .sconsign when current build
+                    is done. Previously the matching of csig to file was strictly by order
+                    they appeared in bdepends, bsources, or bimplicit, and so a change in order
+                    or count of any of these could yield writing wrong csig, and then false positive
+                    rebuilds
+    """
+    __slots__ = ('dependency_map')
     current_version_id = 2
 
+    def __setattr__(self, key, value):
+
+        # If any attributes are changed in FileBuildInfo, we need to
+        # invalidate the cached map of file name to content signature
+        # heald in dependency_map. Currently only used with
+        # MD5-timestamp decider
+        if key != 'dependency_map' and hasattr(self, 'dependency_map'):
+            del self.dependency_map
+
+        return super(FileBuildInfo, self).__setattr__(key, value)
+
     def convert_to_sconsign(self):
         """
         Converts this FileBuildInfo object for writing to a .sconsign file
@@ -3235,14 +3293,155 @@ class File(Base):
     def changed_state(self, target, prev_ni):
         return self.state != SCons.Node.up_to_date
 
-    def changed_timestamp_then_content(self, target, prev_ni):
-        if not self.changed_timestamp_match(target, prev_ni):
+
+    # Caching node -> string mapping for the below method
+    __dmap_cache = {}
+    __dmap_sig_cache = {}
+
+
+    def _build_dependency_map(self, binfo):
+        """
+        Build mapping from file -> signature
+
+        Args:
+            self - self
+            binfo - buildinfo from node being considered
+
+        Returns:
+            dictionary of file->signature mappings
+        """
+
+        # For an "empty" binfo properties like bsources
+        # do not exist: check this to avoid exception.
+        if (len(binfo.bsourcesigs) + len(binfo.bdependsigs) + \
+            len(binfo.bimplicitsigs)) == 0:
+            return {}
+
+
+        # store this info so we can avoid regenerating it.
+        binfo.dependency_map = { str(child):signature for child, signature in zip(chain(binfo.bsources, binfo.bdepends, binfo.bimplicit),
+                                     chain(binfo.bsourcesigs, binfo.bdependsigs, binfo.bimplicitsigs))}
+
+        return binfo.dependency_map
+
+    def _get_previous_signatures(self, dmap):
+        """
+        Return a list of corresponding csigs from previous
+        build in order of the node/files in children.
+
+        Args:
+            self - self
+            dmap - Dictionary of file -> csig
+
+        Returns:
+            List of csigs for provided list of children
+        """
+        prev = []
+        # MD5_TIMESTAMP_DEBUG = False
+
+        if len(dmap) == 0:
+            if MD5_TIMESTAMP_DEBUG: print("Nothing dmap shortcutting")
+            return None
+
+        if MD5_TIMESTAMP_DEBUG: print("len(dmap):%d"%len(dmap))
+        # First try the simple name for node
+        c_str = str(self)
+        if MD5_TIMESTAMP_DEBUG: print("Checking   :%s"%c_str)
+        df = dmap.get(c_str, None)
+        if df:
+            return df
+        
+        if os.altsep:
+            c_str = c_str.replace(os.sep, os.altsep)
+            df = dmap.get(c_str, None)
+            if MD5_TIMESTAMP_DEBUG: print("-->%s"%df)
+            if df:
+                return df
+
+        if not df:
+            try:
+                # this should yield a path which matches what's in the sconsign
+                c_str = self.get_path()
+                df = dmap.get(c_str, None)
+                if MD5_TIMESTAMP_DEBUG: print("-->%s"%df)
+                if df:
+                    return df
+
+                if os.altsep:
+                    c_str = c_str.replace(os.sep, os.altsep)
+                    df = dmap.get(c_str, None)
+                    if MD5_TIMESTAMP_DEBUG: print("-->%s"%df)
+                    if df:
+                        return df
+
+            except AttributeError as e:
+                raise FileBuildInfoFileToCsigMappingError("No mapping from file name to content signature for :%s"%c_str)
+
+        return df
+
+    def changed_timestamp_then_content(self, target, prev_ni, node=None):
+        """
+        Used when decider for file is Timestamp-MD5
+
+        NOTE: If the timestamp hasn't changed this will skip md5'ing the
+              file and just copy the prev_ni provided.  If the prev_ni
+              is wrong. It will propagate it.
+              See: https://github.com/SCons/scons/issues/2980
+        
+        Args:
+            self - dependency
+            target - target
+            prev_ni - The NodeInfo object loaded from previous builds .sconsign
+            node - Node instance.  This is the only changed* function which requires
+                   node to function. So if we detect that it's not passed.
+                   we throw DeciderNeedsNode, and caller should handle this and pass node.
+
+        Returns: 
+            Boolean - Indicates if node(File) has changed.
+        """
+        if node is None:
+            # We need required node argument to get BuildInfo to function
+            raise DeciderNeedsNode(self.changed_timestamp_then_content)
+
+        # Now get sconsign name -> csig map and then get proper prev_ni if possible
+        bi = node.get_stored_info().binfo
+        rebuilt = False
+        try:
+            dependency_map = bi.dependency_map
+        except AttributeError as e:
+            dependency_map = self._build_dependency_map(bi)
+            rebuilt = True
+
+        if len(dependency_map) == 0:
+            # If there's no dependency map, there's no need to find the
+            # prev_ni as there aren't any
+            # shortcut the rest of the logic
+            if MD5_TIMESTAMP_DEBUG: print("Skipping checks len(dmap)=0")
+
+            # We still need to get the current file's csig
+            # This should be slightly faster than calling self.changed_content(target, new_prev_ni)
+            self.get_csig()
+            return True
+
+        new_prev_ni = self._get_previous_signatures(dependency_map)
+        new = self.changed_timestamp_match(target, new_prev_ni)
+
+        if MD5_TIMESTAMP_DEBUG:
+            old = self.changed_timestamp_match(target, prev_ni)
+
+            if old != new:
+                print("Mismatch self.changed_timestamp_match(%s, prev_ni) old:%s new:%s"%(str(target), old, new))
+                new_prev_ni = self._get_previous_signatures(dependency_map)
+
+
+        if not new:
             try:
-                self.get_ninfo().csig = prev_ni.csig
+                # NOTE: We're modifying the current node's csig in a query.
+                self.get_ninfo().csig = new_prev_ni.csig
             except AttributeError:
                 pass
             return False
-        return self.changed_content(target, prev_ni)
+        return self.changed_content(target, new_prev_ni)
 
     def changed_timestamp_newer(self, target, prev_ni):
         try:
@@ -3251,6 +3450,12 @@ class File(Base):
             return 1
 
     def changed_timestamp_match(self, target, prev_ni):
+        """
+        Return True if the timestamps don't match or if there is no previous timestamp
+        :param target:
+        :param prev_ni: Information about the node from the previous build
+        :return:
+        """
         try:
             return self.get_timestamp() != prev_ni.timestamp
         except AttributeError:
@@ -3272,7 +3477,9 @@ class File(Base):
                         # ...and they'd like a local copy.
                         e = LocalCopy(self, r, None)
                         if isinstance(e, SCons.Errors.BuildError):
-                            raise
+                            # Likely this should be re-raising exception e
+                            # (which would be BuildError)
+                            raise e
                         SCons.Node.store_info_map[self.store_info](self)
                     if T: Trace(' 1\n')
                     return 1
@@ -3293,11 +3500,14 @@ class File(Base):
         result = self
         if not self.exists():
             norm_name = _my_normcase(self.name)
-            for dir in self.dir.get_all_rdirs():
-                try: node = dir.entries[norm_name]
-                except KeyError: node = dir.file_on_disk(self.name)
+            for repo_dir in self.dir.get_all_rdirs():
+                try:
+                    node = repo_dir.entries[norm_name]
+                except KeyError:
+                    node = repo_dir.file_on_disk(self.name)
+
                 if node and node.exists() and \
-                   (isinstance(node, File) or isinstance(node, Entry) \
+                   (isinstance(node, File) or isinstance(node, Entry)
                     or not node.is_derived()):
                         result = node
                         # Copy over our local attributes to the repository
@@ -3317,6 +3527,28 @@ class File(Base):
         self._memo['rfile'] = result
         return result
 
+    def find_repo_file(self):
+        """
+        For this node, find if there exists a corresponding file in one or more repositories
+        :return: list of corresponding files in repositories
+        """
+        retvals = []
+
+        norm_name = _my_normcase(self.name)
+        for repo_dir in self.dir.get_all_rdirs():
+            try:
+                node = repo_dir.entries[norm_name]
+            except KeyError:
+                node = repo_dir.file_on_disk(self.name)
+
+            if node and node.exists() and \
+                    (isinstance(node, File) or isinstance(node, Entry) \
+                     or not node.is_derived()):
+                retvals.append(node)
+
+        return retvals
+
+
     def rstr(self):
         return str(self.rfile())
 
@@ -3374,6 +3606,8 @@ class File(Base):
         because multiple targets built by the same action will all
         have the same build signature, and we have to differentiate
         them somehow.
+
+        Signature should normally be string of hex digits.
         """
         try:
             return self.cachesig
@@ -3383,10 +3617,13 @@ class File(Base):
         # Collect signatures for all children
         children = self.children()
         sigs = [n.get_cachedir_csig() for n in children]
+
         # Append this node's signature...
         sigs.append(self.get_contents_sig())
+
         # ...and it's path
         sigs.append(self.get_internal_path())
+
         # Merge this all into a single signature
         result = self.cachesig = SCons.Util.MD5collect(sigs)
         return result
diff --git a/engine/SCons/Node/Python.py b/engine/SCons/Node/Python.py
index f12e6ef..d235de8 100644
--- a/engine/SCons/Node/Python.py
+++ b/engine/SCons/Node/Python.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Python nodes.
 """
 
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2001 - 2017 The SCons Foundation
+# Copyright (c) 2001 - 2019 The SCons Foundation
 #
 # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
 # a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Python nodes.
 # WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 #
 
-__revision__ = "src/engine/SCons/Node/Python.py 74b2c53bc42290e911b334a6b44f187da698a668 2017/11/14 13:16:53 bdbaddog"
+__revision__ = "src/engine/SCons/Node/Python.py a56bbd8c09fb219ab8a9673330ffcd55279219d0 2019-03-26 23:16:31 bdeegan"
 
 import SCons.Node
 
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ class Value(SCons.Node.Node):
         return contents
 
     def get_contents(self):
+        """
+        Get contents for signature calculations.
+        :return: bytes
+        """
         text_contents = self.get_text_contents()
         try:
             return text_contents.encode()
@@ -155,12 +159,17 @@ class Value(SCons.Node.Node):
     def get_csig(self, calc=None):
         """Because we're a Python value node and don't have a real
         timestamp, we get to ignore the calculator and just use the
-        value contents."""
+        value contents.
+
+        Returns string. Ideally string of hex digits. (Not bytes)
+        """
         try:
             return self.ninfo.csig
         except AttributeError:
             pass
-        contents = self.get_contents()
+
+        contents = self.get_text_contents()
+
         self.get_ninfo().csig = contents
         return contents
 
diff --git a/engine/SCons/Node/__init__.py b/engine/SCons/Node/__init__.py
index 299673f..889e7a4 100644
--- a/engine/SCons/Node/__init__.py
+++ b/engine/SCons/Node/__init__.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ be able to depend on any other type of "thing."
 from __future__ import print_function
 
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2001 - 2017 The SCons Foundation
+# Copyright (c) 2001 - 2019 The SCons Foundation
 #
 # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
 # a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 # 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__ = "src/engine/SCons/Node/__init__.py 74b2c53bc42290e911b334a6b44f187da698a668 2017/11/14 13:16:53 bdbaddog"
+__revision__ = "src/engine/SCons/Node/__init__.py a56bbd8c09fb219ab8a9673330ffcd55279219d0 2019-03-26 23:16:31 bdeegan"
 
+import os
 import collections
 import copy
 from itertools import chain
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ def exists_entry(node):
     node.disambiguate()
     return _exists_map[node._func_exists](node)
 
+
 def exists_file(node):
     # Duplicate from source path if we are set up to do this.
     if node.duplicate and not node.is_derived() and not node.linked:
@@ -155,7 +157,7 @@ def exists_file(node):
                     # The source file does not exist.  Make sure no old
                     # copy remains in the variant directory.
                     if print_duplicate:
-                        print("dup: no src for %s, unlinking old variant copy"%self)
+                        print("dup: no src for %s, unlinking old variant copy" % node)
                     if exists_base(node) or node.islink():
                         node.fs.unlink(node.get_internal_path())
                     # Return None explicitly because the Base.exists() call
@@ -246,6 +248,21 @@ _target_from_source_map = {0 : target_from_source_none,
 # used by it.
 #
 
+
+class DeciderNeedsNode(Exception):
+    """
+    Indicate that the decider needs the node as well as the target and the dependency.
+    Normally the node and the target are the same, but in the case of repository
+    They may be different. Also the NodeInfo is retrieved from the node
+    """
+    def __init__(self, call_this_decider):
+        """
+        :param call_this_decider: to return the decider to call directly since deciders
+               are called through several levels of indirection
+        """
+        self.decider = call_this_decider
+
+
 #
 # First, the single decider functions
 #
@@ -269,6 +286,7 @@ def changed_since_last_build_node(node, target, prev_ni):
     """
     raise NotImplementedError
 
+
 def changed_since_last_build_alias(node, target, prev_ni):
     cur_csig = node.get_csig()
     try:
@@ -276,19 +294,24 @@ def changed_since_last_build_alias(node, target, prev_ni):
     except AttributeError:
         return 1
 
+
 def changed_since_last_build_entry(node, target, prev_ni):
     node.disambiguate()
     return _decider_map[node.changed_since_last_build](node, target, prev_ni)
 
+
 def changed_since_last_build_state_changed(node, target, prev_ni):
-    return (node.state != SCons.Node.up_to_date)
+    return node.state != SCons.Node.up_to_date
+
 
 def decide_source(node, target, prev_ni):
     return target.get_build_env().decide_source(node, target, prev_ni)
 
+
 def decide_target(node, target, prev_ni):
     return target.get_build_env().decide_target(node, target, prev_ni)
 
+
 def changed_since_last_build_python(node, target, prev_ni):
     cur_csig = node.get_csig()
     try:
@@ -380,6 +403,7 @@ class NodeInfoBase(object):
         """
         state = other.__getstate__()
         self.__setstate__(state)
+
     def format(self, field_list=None, names=0):
         if field_list is None:
             try:
@@ -665,7 +689,7 @@ class Node(object, with_metaclass(NoSlotsPyPy)):
                 executor.cleanup()
 
     def reset_executor(self):
-        "Remove cached executor; forces recompute when needed."
+        """Remove cached executor; forces recompute when needed."""
         try:
             delattr(self, 'executor')
         except AttributeError:
@@ -1136,7 +1160,7 @@ class Node(object, with_metaclass(NoSlotsPyPy)):
             binfo.bactsig = SCons.Util.MD5signature(executor.get_contents())
 
         if self._specific_sources:
-            sources = [ s for s in self.sources if not s in ignore_set]
+            sources = [s for s in self.sources if not s in ignore_set]
 
         else:
             sources = executor.get_unignored_sources(self, self.ignore)
@@ -1145,13 +1169,17 @@ class Node(object, with_metaclass(NoSlotsPyPy)):
         binfo.bsources = [s for s in sources if s not in seen and not seen.add(s)]
         binfo.bsourcesigs = [s.get_ninfo() for s in binfo.bsources]
 
+        binfo.bdepends = [d for d in self.depends if d not in ignore_set]
+        binfo.bdependsigs = [d.get_ninfo() for d in self.depends]
 
-        binfo.bdepends = self.depends
-        binfo.bdependsigs = [d.get_ninfo() for d in self.depends if d not in ignore_set]
-
-        binfo.bimplicit = self.implicit or []
-        binfo.bimplicitsigs = [i.get_ninfo() for i in binfo.bimplicit if i not in ignore_set]
-
+        # Because self.implicit is initialized to None (and not empty list [])
+        # we have to handle this case
+        if not self.implicit:
+            binfo.bimplicit = []
+            binfo.bimplicitsigs = []
+        else:
+            binfo.bimplicit = [i for i in self.implicit if i not in ignore_set]
+            binfo.bimplicitsigs = [i.get_ninfo() for i in binfo.bimplicit]
 
         return binfo
 
@@ -1213,7 +1241,7 @@ class Node(object, with_metaclass(NoSlotsPyPy)):
         return _exists_map[self._func_exists](self)
 
     def rexists(self):
-        """Does this node exist locally or in a repositiory?"""
+        """Does this node exist locally or in a repository?"""
         # There are no repositories by default:
         return _rexists_map[self._func_rexists](self)
 
@@ -1452,13 +1480,18 @@ class Node(object, with_metaclass(NoSlotsPyPy)):
             result = True
 
         for child, prev_ni in zip(children, then):
-            if _decider_map[child.changed_since_last_build](child, self, prev_ni):
-                if t: Trace(': %s changed' % child)
-                result = True
+            try:
+                if _decider_map[child.changed_since_last_build](child, self, prev_ni):
+                    if t: Trace(': %s changed' % child)
+                    result = True
+            except DeciderNeedsNode as e:
+                if e.decider(self, prev_ni, node=node):
+                    if t: Trace(': %s changed' % child)
+                    result = True
 
-        contents = self.get_executor().get_contents()
         if self.has_builder():
             import SCons.Util
+            contents = self.get_executor().get_contents()
             newsig = SCons.Util.MD5signature(contents)
             if bi.bactsig != newsig:
                 if t: Trace(': bactsig %s != newsig %s' % (bi.bactsig, newsig))
@@ -1607,7 +1640,7 @@ class Node(object, with_metaclass(NoSlotsPyPy)):
         # so we only print them after running them through this lambda
         # to turn them into the right relative Node and then return
         # its string.
-        def stringify( s, E=self.dir.Entry ) :
+        def stringify( s, E=self.dir.Entry):
             if hasattr( s, 'dir' ) :
                 return str(E(s))
             return str(s)
@@ -1616,15 +1649,21 @@ class Node(object, with_metaclass(NoSlotsPyPy)):
 
         removed = [x for x in old_bkids if not x in new_bkids]
         if removed:
-            removed = list(map(stringify, removed))
+            removed = [stringify(r) for r in removed]
             fmt = "`%s' is no longer a dependency\n"
             lines.extend([fmt % s for s in removed])
 
         for k in new_bkids:
             if not k in old_bkids:
                 lines.append("`%s' is a new dependency\n" % stringify(k))
-            elif _decider_map[k.changed_since_last_build](k, self, osig[k]):
-                lines.append("`%s' changed\n" % stringify(k))
+            else:
+                try:
+                    changed = _decider_map[k.changed_since_last_build](k, self, osig[k])
+                except DeciderNeedsNode as e:
+                    changed = e.decider(self, osig[k], node=self)
+
+                if changed:
+                    lines.append("`%s' changed\n" % stringify(k))
 
         if len(lines) == 0 and old_bkids != new_bkids:
             lines.append("the dependency order changed:\n" +