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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//Boost//DTD BoostBook XML V1.0//EN"
+ "http://www.boost.org/tools/boostbook/dtd/boostbook.dtd">
+
+<section id="bbv2.reference.class.basic-target">
+
+ <title>Class basic-target</title>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>basic-target</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+
+<programlisting language="jam">
+class basic-target : <link linkend="bbv2.reference.class.abstract-target">abstract-target</link> {
+ rule <link linkend="bbv2.reference.class.basic-target.__init__">__init__</link> ( name : project : sources * : requirements * : default-build * : usage-requirements * )
+ rule <link linkend="bbv2.reference.class.basic-target.generate">generate</link> ( property-set )
+ rule <link linkend="bbv2.reference.class.basic-target.construct">construct</link> ( name : source-targets * : property-set )
+
+ # Methods inherited from <link linkend="bbv2.reference.class.abstract-target">abstract-target</link>
+ rule <link linkend="bbv2.reference.class.abstract-target.name">name</link> ( )
+ rule <link linkend="bbv2.reference.class.abstract-target.project">project</link> ( )
+ rule <link linkend="bbv2.reference.class.abstract-target.location">location</link> ( )
+ rule <link linkend="bbv2.reference.class.abstract-target.full-name">full-name</link> ( )
+}
+</programlisting>
+
+ <para>
+ Implements the most standard way of constructing main target alternative from
+ sources. Allows sources to be either files or other main targets and handles
+ generation of those dependency targets.
+ <!-- FIXME: Better description of sources. The sources can be either target
+ references or instances of abstract-target. -->
+ </para>
+
+ <orderedlist>
+
+ <listitem id="bbv2.reference.class.basic-target.__init__">
+ <code language="jam">rule __init__ ( name : project : sources * : requirements * : default-build * : usage-requirements * )</code>
+ <para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><literal>name</literal></term>
+ <listitem><para>The name of the target</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><literal>project</literal></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ The <link linkend="bbv2.reference.class.project-target">project</link>
+ in which the target is declared.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem id="bbv2.reference.class.basic-target.generate">
+ <indexterm zone="bbv2.reference.class.basic-target.generate">
+ <primary>generate</primary>
+ <secondary>Basic Target Method</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <code language="jam">rule generate ( property-set )</code>
+ <para>
+ Overrides
+ <link linkend="bbv2.reference.class.abstract-target.generate">abstract-target.generate</link>.
+
+ Determines final build properties, generates sources, and calls
+ <link linkend="bbv2.reference.class.basic-target.construct">construct</link>.
+ This method should not be overridden.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ On success, returns:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>a property-set with the usage requirements to be applied to dependents</listitem>
+ <listitem>a list of produced virtual targets, which may be empty.</listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem id="bbv2.reference.class.basic-target.construct">
+ <indexterm zone="bbv2.reference.class.basic-target.construct">
+ <primary>construct</primary>
+ <secondary>Basic Target Method</secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <code language="jam">rule construct ( name : source-targets * : property-set )</code>
+ <para>
+ Constructs virtual targets for this abstract target. Returns a
+ usage-requirements property-set and a list of virtual
+ targets. Should be overriden in derived classes.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ </orderedlist>
+
+</section>