Add "standalone_static_library" flag

pylib/gyp/generator/make.py

Index: pylib/gyp/generator/make.py
===================================================================
--- pylib/gyp/generator/make.py	(revision 1513)
+++ pylib/gyp/generator/make.py	(working copy)
@@ -125,8 +125,11 @@
 
 LINK_COMMANDS_LINUX = """\
 quiet_cmd_alink = AR($(TOOLSET)) $@
-cmd_alink = rm -f $@ && $(AR.$(TOOLSET)) crsT $@ $(filter %.o,$^)
+cmd_alink = rm -f $@ && $(AR.$(TOOLSET)) crs $@ $(filter %.o,$^)
 
+quiet_cmd_alink_thin = AR($(TOOLSET)) $@
+cmd_alink_thin = rm -f $@ && $(AR.$(TOOLSET)) crsT $@ $(filter %.o,$^)
+
 # Due to circular dependencies between libraries :(, we wrap the
 # special "figure out circular dependencies" flags around the entire
 # input list during linking.
@@ -176,8 +179,11 @@
 
 LINK_COMMANDS_ANDROID = """\
 quiet_cmd_alink = AR($(TOOLSET)) $@
-cmd_alink = rm -f $@ && $(AR.$(TOOLSET)) crsT $@ $(filter %.o,$^)
+cmd_alink = rm -f $@ && $(AR.$(TOOLSET)) crs $@ $(filter %.o,$^)
 
+quiet_cmd_alink_thin = AR($(TOOLSET)) $@
+cmd_alink_thin = rm -f $@ && $(AR.$(TOOLSET)) crsT $@ $(filter %.o,$^)
+
 # Due to circular dependencies between libraries :(, we wrap the
 # special "figure out circular dependencies" flags around the entire
 # input list during linking.
@@ -717,9 +723,12 @@
     else:
       self.output = self.output_binary = self.ComputeOutput(spec)
 
+    self.is_standalone_static_library = bool(
+        spec.get('standalone_static_library', 0))
     self._INSTALLABLE_TARGETS = ('executable', 'loadable_module',
                                  'shared_library')
-    if self.type in self._INSTALLABLE_TARGETS:
+    if (self.is_standalone_static_library or
+        self.type in self._INSTALLABLE_TARGETS):
       self.alias = os.path.basename(self.output)
       install_path = self._InstallableTargetInstallPath()
     else:
@@ -1532,8 +1541,13 @@
       for link_dep in link_deps:
         assert ' ' not in link_dep, (
             "Spaces in alink input filenames not supported (%s)"  % link_dep)
-      self.WriteDoCmd([self.output_binary], link_deps, 'alink', part_of_all,
-                      postbuilds=postbuilds)
+      if (sys.platform.startswith('linux') and not

[Nico, 2012/10/04 02:18:58]

Basing this off the host platform doesn't seem right. For example, when building
chrome/android on mac, this is possible too.

The 'alink_thin' rule is based on `self.flavor not in ['mac', 'win']`, so I'd
use that here too.

[borenet, 2012/10/04 16:07:47]

Done.

+          self.is_standalone_static_library):
+        self.WriteDoCmd([self.output_binary], link_deps, 'alink_thin',
+                        part_of_all, postbuilds=postbuilds)
+      else:
+        self.WriteDoCmd([self.output_binary], link_deps, 'alink', part_of_all,
+                        postbuilds=postbuilds)
     elif self.type == 'shared_library':
       self.WriteLn('%s: LD_INPUTS := %s' % (
             QuoteSpaces(self.output_binary),
@@ -1573,9 +1587,12 @@
     # 1) They need to install to the build dir or "product" dir.
     # 2) They get shortcuts for building (e.g. "make chrome").
     # 3) They are part of "make all".
-    if self.type in self._INSTALLABLE_TARGETS:
+    if (self.type in self._INSTALLABLE_TARGETS or
+        self.is_standalone_static_library):
       if self.type == 'shared_library':
         file_desc = 'shared library'
+      elif self.type == 'static_library':
+        file_desc = 'static library'
       else:
         file_desc = 'executable'
       install_path = self._InstallableTargetInstallPath()