From 4f2b49237ff629440effe883e3ea6fbcf6d70c42 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dave Abrahams Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 16:39:36 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify dependent/dependency [SVN r31081] --- doc/src/tutorial.xml | 11 +++++++---- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/src/tutorial.xml b/doc/src/tutorial.xml index 45bee7724..998335a91 100644 --- a/doc/src/tutorial.xml +++ b/doc/src/tutorial.xml @@ -318,10 +318,13 @@ build-project app ; Dependent Targets - Targets that are “needed” by other targets are called - dependencies of those other targets. The - targets that need the other targets are called - dependent targets. + When a building a target X depends on first + building another target Y (such as a + library that must be linked with X), + Y is called a + dependency of X and + X is termed a + dependent of Y. To get a feeling of target dependencies, let's continue the