Squashed 'waflib/' changes from 6e726eb..5ea8f99

5ea8f99 Improve test output spacing
0e23b29 Raise exception when test suite fails to ensure non-zero exit status
d6de073 Show run time of unit tests
5b65554 Add short configure option for ultra-strict flags
4687ba6 Use gtest-like test output
258903d Fix failure count in test group summaries
da07e73 Fix verbose tests with Python 3

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# encoding: utf-8
+# Thomas Nagy, 2005-2018 (ita)
+
+"""
+Task generators
+
+The class :py:class:`waflib.TaskGen.task_gen` encapsulates the creation of task objects (low-level code)
+The instances can have various parameters, but the creation of task nodes (Task.py)
+is deferred. To achieve this, various methods are called from the method "apply"
+"""
+
+import copy, re, os, functools
+from waflib import Task, Utils, Logs, Errors, ConfigSet, Node
+
+feats = Utils.defaultdict(set)
+"""remember the methods declaring features"""
+
+HEADER_EXTS = ['.h', '.hpp', '.hxx', '.hh']
+
+class task_gen(object):
+	"""
+	Instances of this class create :py:class:`waflib.Task.Task` when
+	calling the method :py:meth:`waflib.TaskGen.task_gen.post` from the main thread.
+	A few notes:
+
+	* The methods to call (*self.meths*) can be specified dynamically (removing, adding, ..)
+	* The 'features' are used to add methods to self.meths and then execute them
+	* The attribute 'path' is a node representing the location of the task generator
+	* The tasks created are added to the attribute *tasks*
+	* The attribute 'idx' is a counter of task generators in the same path
+	"""
+
+	mappings = Utils.ordered_iter_dict()
+	"""Mappings are global file extension mappings that are retrieved in the order of definition"""
+
+	prec = Utils.defaultdict(set)
+	"""Dict that holds the precedence execution rules for task generator methods"""
+
+	def __init__(self, *k, **kw):
+		"""
+		Task generator objects predefine various attributes (source, target) for possible
+		processing by process_rule (make-like rules) or process_source (extensions, misc methods)
+
+		Tasks are stored on the attribute 'tasks'. They are created by calling methods
+		listed in ``self.meths`` or referenced in the attribute ``features``
+		A topological sort is performed to execute the methods in correct order.
+
+		The extra key/value elements passed in ``kw`` are set as attributes
+		"""
+		self.source = []
+		self.target = ''
+
+		self.meths = []
+		"""
+		List of method names to execute (internal)
+		"""
+
+		self.features = []
+		"""
+		List of feature names for bringing new methods in
+		"""
+
+		self.tasks = []
+		"""
+		Tasks created are added to this list
+		"""
+
+		if not 'bld' in kw:
+			# task generators without a build context :-/
+			self.env = ConfigSet.ConfigSet()
+			self.idx = 0
+			self.path = None
+		else:
+			self.bld = kw['bld']
+			self.env = self.bld.env.derive()
+			self.path = self.bld.path # emulate chdir when reading scripts
+
+			# Provide a unique index per folder
+			# This is part of a measure to prevent output file name collisions
+			path = self.path.abspath()
+			try:
+				self.idx = self.bld.idx[path] = self.bld.idx.get(path, 0) + 1
+			except AttributeError:
+				self.bld.idx = {}
+				self.idx = self.bld.idx[path] = 1
+
+			# Record the global task generator count
+			try:
+				self.tg_idx_count = self.bld.tg_idx_count = self.bld.tg_idx_count + 1
+			except AttributeError:
+				self.tg_idx_count = self.bld.tg_idx_count = 1
+
+		for key, val in kw.items():
+			setattr(self, key, val)
+
+	def __str__(self):
+		"""Debugging helper"""
+		return "<task_gen %r declared in %s>" % (self.name, self.path.abspath())
+
+	def __repr__(self):
+		"""Debugging helper"""
+		lst = []
+		for x in self.__dict__:
+			if x not in ('env', 'bld', 'compiled_tasks', 'tasks'):
+				lst.append("%s=%s" % (x, repr(getattr(self, x))))
+		return "bld(%s) in %s" % (", ".join(lst), self.path.abspath())
+
+	def get_cwd(self):
+		"""
+		Current working directory for the task generator, defaults to the build directory.
+		This is still used in a few places but it should disappear at some point as the classes
+		define their own working directory.
+
+		:rtype: :py:class:`waflib.Node.Node`
+		"""
+		return self.bld.bldnode
+
+	def get_name(self):
+		"""
+		If the attribute ``name`` is not set on the instance,
+		the name is computed from the target name::
+
+			def build(bld):
+				x = bld(name='foo')
+				x.get_name() # foo
+				y = bld(target='bar')
+				y.get_name() # bar
+
+		:rtype: string
+		:return: name of this task generator
+		"""
+		try:
+			return self._name
+		except AttributeError:
+			if isinstance(self.target, list):
+				lst = [str(x) for x in self.target]
+				name = self._name = ','.join(lst)
+			else:
+				name = self._name = str(self.target)
+			return name
+	def set_name(self, name):
+		self._name = name
+
+	name = property(get_name, set_name)
+
+	def to_list(self, val):
+		"""
+		Ensures that a parameter is a list, see :py:func:`waflib.Utils.to_list`
+
+		:type val: string or list of string
+		:param val: input to return as a list
+		:rtype: list
+		"""
+		if isinstance(val, str):
+			return val.split()
+		else:
+			return val
+
+	def post(self):
+		"""
+		Creates tasks for this task generators. The following operations are performed:
+
+		#. The body of this method is called only once and sets the attribute ``posted``
+		#. The attribute ``features`` is used to add more methods in ``self.meths``
+		#. The methods are sorted by the precedence table ``self.prec`` or `:waflib:attr:waflib.TaskGen.task_gen.prec`
+		#. The methods are then executed in order
+		#. The tasks created are added to :py:attr:`waflib.TaskGen.task_gen.tasks`
+		"""
+		if getattr(self, 'posted', None):
+			return False
+		self.posted = True
+
+		keys = set(self.meths)
+		keys.update(feats['*'])
+
+		# add the methods listed in the features
+		self.features = Utils.to_list(self.features)
+		for x in self.features:
+			st = feats[x]
+			if st:
+				keys.update(st)
+			elif not x in Task.classes:
+				Logs.warn('feature %r does not exist - bind at least one method to it?', x)
+
+		# copy the precedence table
+		prec = {}
+		prec_tbl = self.prec
+		for x in prec_tbl:
+			if x in keys:
+				prec[x] = prec_tbl[x]
+
+		# elements disconnected
+		tmp = []
+		for a in keys:
+			for x in prec.values():
+				if a in x:
+					break
+			else:
+				tmp.append(a)
+
+		tmp.sort(reverse=True)
+
+		# topological sort
+		out = []
+		while tmp:
+			e = tmp.pop()
+			if e in keys:
+				out.append(e)
+			try:
+				nlst = prec[e]
+			except KeyError:
+				pass
+			else:
+				del prec[e]
+				for x in nlst:
+					for y in prec:
+						if x in prec[y]:
+							break
+					else:
+						tmp.append(x)
+						tmp.sort(reverse=True)
+
+		if prec:
+			buf = ['Cycle detected in the method execution:']
+			for k, v in prec.items():
+				buf.append('- %s after %s' % (k, [x for x in v if x in prec]))
+			raise Errors.WafError('\n'.join(buf))
+		self.meths = out
+
+		# then we run the methods in order
+		Logs.debug('task_gen: posting %s %d', self, id(self))
+		for x in out:
+			try:
+				v = getattr(self, x)
+			except AttributeError:
+				raise Errors.WafError('%r is not a valid task generator method' % x)
+			Logs.debug('task_gen: -> %s (%d)', x, id(self))
+			v()
+
+		Logs.debug('task_gen: posted %s', self.name)
+		return True
+
+	def get_hook(self, node):
+		"""
+		Returns the ``@extension`` method to call for a Node of a particular extension.
+
+		:param node: Input file to process
+		:type node: :py:class:`waflib.Tools.Node.Node`
+		:return: A method able to process the input node by looking at the extension
+		:rtype: function
+		"""
+		name = node.name
+		for k in self.mappings:
+			try:
+				if name.endswith(k):
+					return self.mappings[k]
+			except TypeError:
+				# regexps objects
+				if k.match(name):
+					return self.mappings[k]
+		keys = list(self.mappings.keys())
+		raise Errors.WafError("File %r has no mapping in %r (load a waf tool?)" % (node, keys))
+
+	def create_task(self, name, src=None, tgt=None, **kw):
+		"""
+		Creates task instances.
+
+		:param name: task class name
+		:type name: string
+		:param src: input nodes
+		:type src: list of :py:class:`waflib.Tools.Node.Node`
+		:param tgt: output nodes
+		:type tgt: list of :py:class:`waflib.Tools.Node.Node`
+		:return: A task object
+		:rtype: :py:class:`waflib.Task.Task`
+		"""
+		task = Task.classes[name](env=self.env.derive(), generator=self)
+		if src:
+			task.set_inputs(src)
+		if tgt:
+			task.set_outputs(tgt)
+		task.__dict__.update(kw)
+		self.tasks.append(task)
+		return task
+
+	def clone(self, env):
+		"""
+		Makes a copy of a task generator. Once the copy is made, it is necessary to ensure that the
+		it does not create the same output files as the original, or the same files may
+		be compiled several times.
+
+		:param env: A configuration set
+		:type env: :py:class:`waflib.ConfigSet.ConfigSet`
+		:return: A copy
+		:rtype: :py:class:`waflib.TaskGen.task_gen`
+		"""
+		newobj = self.bld()
+		for x in self.__dict__:
+			if x in ('env', 'bld'):
+				continue
+			elif x in ('path', 'features'):
+				setattr(newobj, x, getattr(self, x))
+			else:
+				setattr(newobj, x, copy.copy(getattr(self, x)))
+
+		newobj.posted = False
+		if isinstance(env, str):
+			newobj.env = self.bld.all_envs[env].derive()
+		else:
+			newobj.env = env.derive()
+
+		return newobj
+
+def declare_chain(name='', rule=None, reentrant=None, color='BLUE',
+	ext_in=[], ext_out=[], before=[], after=[], decider=None, scan=None, install_path=None, shell=False):
+	"""
+	Creates a new mapping and a task class for processing files by extension.
+	See Tools/flex.py for an example.
+
+	:param name: name for the task class
+	:type name: string
+	:param rule: function to execute or string to be compiled in a function
+	:type rule: string or function
+	:param reentrant: re-inject the output file in the process (done automatically, set to 0 to disable)
+	:type reentrant: int
+	:param color: color for the task output
+	:type color: string
+	:param ext_in: execute the task only after the files of such extensions are created
+	:type ext_in: list of string
+	:param ext_out: execute the task only before files of such extensions are processed
+	:type ext_out: list of string
+	:param before: execute instances of this task before classes of the given names
+	:type before: list of string
+	:param after: execute instances of this task after classes of the given names
+	:type after: list of string
+	:param decider: if present, function that returns a list of output file extensions (overrides ext_out for output files, but not for the build order)
+	:type decider: function
+	:param scan: scanner function for the task
+	:type scan: function
+	:param install_path: installation path for the output nodes
+	:type install_path: string
+	"""
+	ext_in = Utils.to_list(ext_in)
+	ext_out = Utils.to_list(ext_out)
+	if not name:
+		name = rule
+	cls = Task.task_factory(name, rule, color=color, ext_in=ext_in, ext_out=ext_out, before=before, after=after, scan=scan, shell=shell)
+
+	def x_file(self, node):
+		if ext_in:
+			_ext_in = ext_in[0]
+
+		tsk = self.create_task(name, node)
+		cnt = 0
+
+		ext = decider(self, node) if decider else cls.ext_out
+		for x in ext:
+			k = node.change_ext(x, ext_in=_ext_in)
+			tsk.outputs.append(k)
+
+			if reentrant != None:
+				if cnt < int(reentrant):
+					self.source.append(k)
+			else:
+				# reinject downstream files into the build
+				for y in self.mappings: # ~ nfile * nextensions :-/
+					if k.name.endswith(y):
+						self.source.append(k)
+						break
+			cnt += 1
+
+		if install_path:
+			self.install_task = self.add_install_files(install_to=install_path, install_from=tsk.outputs)
+		return tsk
+
+	for x in cls.ext_in:
+		task_gen.mappings[x] = x_file
+	return x_file
+
+def taskgen_method(func):
+	"""
+	Decorator that registers method as a task generator method.
+	The function must accept a task generator as first parameter::
+
+		from waflib.TaskGen import taskgen_method
+		@taskgen_method
+		def mymethod(self):
+			pass
+
+	:param func: task generator method to add
+	:type func: function
+	:rtype: function
+	"""
+	setattr(task_gen, func.__name__, func)
+	return func
+
+def feature(*k):
+	"""
+	Decorator that registers a task generator method that will be executed when the
+	object attribute ``feature`` contains the corresponding key(s)::
+
+		from waflib.Task import feature
+		@feature('myfeature')
+		def myfunction(self):
+			print('that is my feature!')
+		def build(bld):
+			bld(features='myfeature')
+
+	:param k: feature names
+	:type k: list of string
+	"""
+	def deco(func):
+		setattr(task_gen, func.__name__, func)
+		for name in k:
+			feats[name].update([func.__name__])
+		return func
+	return deco
+
+def before_method(*k):
+	"""
+	Decorator that registera task generator method which will be executed
+	before the functions of given name(s)::
+
+		from waflib.TaskGen import feature, before
+		@feature('myfeature')
+		@before_method('fun2')
+		def fun1(self):
+			print('feature 1!')
+		@feature('myfeature')
+		def fun2(self):
+			print('feature 2!')
+		def build(bld):
+			bld(features='myfeature')
+
+	:param k: method names
+	:type k: list of string
+	"""
+	def deco(func):
+		setattr(task_gen, func.__name__, func)
+		for fun_name in k:
+			task_gen.prec[func.__name__].add(fun_name)
+		return func
+	return deco
+before = before_method
+
+def after_method(*k):
+	"""
+	Decorator that registers a task generator method which will be executed
+	after the functions of given name(s)::
+
+		from waflib.TaskGen import feature, after
+		@feature('myfeature')
+		@after_method('fun2')
+		def fun1(self):
+			print('feature 1!')
+		@feature('myfeature')
+		def fun2(self):
+			print('feature 2!')
+		def build(bld):
+			bld(features='myfeature')
+
+	:param k: method names
+	:type k: list of string
+	"""
+	def deco(func):
+		setattr(task_gen, func.__name__, func)
+		for fun_name in k:
+			task_gen.prec[fun_name].add(func.__name__)
+		return func
+	return deco
+after = after_method
+
+def extension(*k):
+	"""
+	Decorator that registers a task generator method which will be invoked during
+	the processing of source files for the extension given::
+
+		from waflib import Task
+		class mytask(Task):
+			run_str = 'cp ${SRC} ${TGT}'
+		@extension('.moo')
+		def create_maa_file(self, node):
+			self.create_task('mytask', node, node.change_ext('.maa'))
+		def build(bld):
+			bld(source='foo.moo')
+	"""
+	def deco(func):
+		setattr(task_gen, func.__name__, func)
+		for x in k:
+			task_gen.mappings[x] = func
+		return func
+	return deco
+
+@taskgen_method
+def to_nodes(self, lst, path=None):
+	"""
+	Flatten the input list of string/nodes/lists into a list of nodes.
+
+	It is used by :py:func:`waflib.TaskGen.process_source` and :py:func:`waflib.TaskGen.process_rule`.
+	It is designed for source files, for folders, see :py:func:`waflib.Tools.ccroot.to_incnodes`:
+
+	:param lst: input list
+	:type lst: list of string and nodes
+	:param path: path from which to search the nodes (by default, :py:attr:`waflib.TaskGen.task_gen.path`)
+	:type path: :py:class:`waflib.Tools.Node.Node`
+	:rtype: list of :py:class:`waflib.Tools.Node.Node`
+	"""
+	tmp = []
+	path = path or self.path
+	find = path.find_resource
+
+	if isinstance(lst, Node.Node):
+		lst = [lst]
+
+	for x in Utils.to_list(lst):
+		if isinstance(x, str):
+			node = find(x)
+		elif hasattr(x, 'name'):
+			node = x
+		else:
+			tmp.extend(self.to_nodes(x))
+			continue
+		if not node:
+			raise Errors.WafError('source not found: %r in %r' % (x, self))
+		tmp.append(node)
+	return tmp
+
+@feature('*')
+def process_source(self):
+	"""
+	Processes each element in the attribute ``source`` by extension.
+
+	#. The *source* list is converted through :py:meth:`waflib.TaskGen.to_nodes` to a list of :py:class:`waflib.Node.Node` first.
+	#. File extensions are mapped to methods having the signature: ``def meth(self, node)`` by :py:meth:`waflib.TaskGen.extension`
+	#. The method is retrieved through :py:meth:`waflib.TaskGen.task_gen.get_hook`
+	#. When called, the methods may modify self.source to append more source to process
+	#. The mappings can map an extension or a filename (see the code below)
+	"""
+	self.source = self.to_nodes(getattr(self, 'source', []))
+	for node in self.source:
+		self.get_hook(node)(self, node)
+
+@feature('*')
+@before_method('process_source')
+def process_rule(self):
+	"""
+	Processes the attribute ``rule``. When present, :py:meth:`waflib.TaskGen.process_source` is disabled::
+
+		def build(bld):
+			bld(rule='cp ${SRC} ${TGT}', source='wscript', target='bar.txt')
+
+	Main attributes processed:
+
+	* rule: command to execute, it can be a tuple of strings for multiple commands
+	* chmod: permissions for the resulting files (integer value such as Utils.O755)
+	* shell: set to False to execute the command directly (default is True to use a shell)
+	* scan: scanner function
+	* vars: list of variables to trigger rebuilds, such as CFLAGS
+	* cls_str: string to display when executing the task
+	* cls_keyword: label to display when executing the task
+	* cache_rule: by default, try to re-use similar classes, set to False to disable
+	* source: list of Node or string objects representing the source files required by this task
+	* target: list of Node or string objects representing the files that this task creates
+	* cwd: current working directory (Node or string)
+	* stdout: standard output, set to None to prevent waf from capturing the text
+	* stderr: standard error, set to None to prevent waf from capturing the text
+	* timeout: timeout for command execution (Python 3)
+	* always: whether to always run the command (False by default)
+	* deep_inputs: whether the task must depend on the input file tasks too (False by default)
+	"""
+	if not getattr(self, 'rule', None):
+		return
+
+	# create the task class
+	name = str(getattr(self, 'name', None) or self.target or getattr(self.rule, '__name__', self.rule))
+
+	# or we can put the class in a cache for performance reasons
+	try:
+		cache = self.bld.cache_rule_attr
+	except AttributeError:
+		cache = self.bld.cache_rule_attr = {}
+
+	chmod = getattr(self, 'chmod', None)
+	shell = getattr(self, 'shell', True)
+	color = getattr(self, 'color', 'BLUE')
+	scan = getattr(self, 'scan', None)
+	_vars = getattr(self, 'vars', [])
+	cls_str = getattr(self, 'cls_str', None)
+	cls_keyword = getattr(self, 'cls_keyword', None)
+	use_cache = getattr(self, 'cache_rule', 'True')
+	deep_inputs = getattr(self, 'deep_inputs', False)
+
+	scan_val = has_deps = hasattr(self, 'deps')
+	if scan:
+		scan_val = id(scan)
+
+	key = Utils.h_list((name, self.rule, chmod, shell, color, cls_str, cls_keyword, scan_val, _vars, deep_inputs))
+
+	cls = None
+	if use_cache:
+		try:
+			cls = cache[key]
+		except KeyError:
+			pass
+	if not cls:
+		rule = self.rule
+		if chmod is not None:
+			def chmod_fun(tsk):
+				for x in tsk.outputs:
+					os.chmod(x.abspath(), tsk.generator.chmod)
+			if isinstance(rule, tuple):
+				rule = list(rule)
+				rule.append(chmod_fun)
+				rule = tuple(rule)
+			else:
+				rule = (rule, chmod_fun)
+
+		cls = Task.task_factory(name, rule, _vars, shell=shell, color=color)
+
+		if cls_str:
+			setattr(cls, '__str__', self.cls_str)
+
+		if cls_keyword:
+			setattr(cls, 'keyword', self.cls_keyword)
+
+		if deep_inputs:
+			Task.deep_inputs(cls)
+
+		if scan:
+			cls.scan = self.scan
+		elif has_deps:
+			def scan(self):
+				nodes = []
+				for x in self.generator.to_list(getattr(self.generator, 'deps', None)):
+					node = self.generator.path.find_resource(x)
+					if not node:
+						self.generator.bld.fatal('Could not find %r (was it declared?)' % x)
+					nodes.append(node)
+				return [nodes, []]
+			cls.scan = scan
+
+		if use_cache:
+			cache[key] = cls
+
+	# now create one instance
+	tsk = self.create_task(name)
+
+	for x in ('after', 'before', 'ext_in', 'ext_out'):
+		setattr(tsk, x, getattr(self, x, []))
+
+	if hasattr(self, 'stdout'):
+		tsk.stdout = self.stdout
+
+	if hasattr(self, 'stderr'):
+		tsk.stderr = self.stderr
+
+	if getattr(self, 'timeout', None):
+		tsk.timeout = self.timeout
+
+	if getattr(self, 'always', None):
+		tsk.always_run = True
+
+	if getattr(self, 'target', None):
+		if isinstance(self.target, str):
+			self.target = self.target.split()
+		if not isinstance(self.target, list):
+			self.target = [self.target]
+		for x in self.target:
+			if isinstance(x, str):
+				tsk.outputs.append(self.path.find_or_declare(x))
+			else:
+				x.parent.mkdir() # if a node was given, create the required folders
+				tsk.outputs.append(x)
+		if getattr(self, 'install_path', None):
+			self.install_task = self.add_install_files(install_to=self.install_path,
+				install_from=tsk.outputs, chmod=getattr(self, 'chmod', Utils.O644))
+
+	if getattr(self, 'source', None):
+		tsk.inputs = self.to_nodes(self.source)
+		# bypass the execution of process_source by setting the source to an empty list
+		self.source = []
+
+	if getattr(self, 'cwd', None):
+		tsk.cwd = self.cwd
+
+	if isinstance(tsk.run, functools.partial):
+		# Python documentation says: "partial objects defined in classes
+		# behave like static methods and do not transform into bound
+		# methods during instance attribute look-up."
+		tsk.run = functools.partial(tsk.run, tsk)
+
+@feature('seq')
+def sequence_order(self):
+	"""
+	Adds a strict sequential constraint between the tasks generated by task generators.
+	It works because task generators are posted in order.
+	It will not post objects which belong to other folders.
+
+	Example::
+
+		bld(features='javac seq')
+		bld(features='jar seq')
+
+	To start a new sequence, set the attribute seq_start, for example::
+
+		obj = bld(features='seq')
+		obj.seq_start = True
+
+	Note that the method is executed in last position. This is more an
+	example than a widely-used solution.
+	"""
+	if self.meths and self.meths[-1] != 'sequence_order':
+		self.meths.append('sequence_order')
+		return
+
+	if getattr(self, 'seq_start', None):
+		return
+
+	# all the tasks previously declared must be run before these
+	if getattr(self.bld, 'prev', None):
+		self.bld.prev.post()
+		for x in self.bld.prev.tasks:
+			for y in self.tasks:
+				y.set_run_after(x)
+
+	self.bld.prev = self
+
+
+re_m4 = re.compile('@(\w+)@', re.M)
+
+class subst_pc(Task.Task):
+	"""
+	Creates *.pc* files from *.pc.in*. The task is executed whenever an input variable used
+	in the substitution changes.
+	"""
+
+	def force_permissions(self):
+		"Private for the time being, we will probably refactor this into run_str=[run1,chmod]"
+		if getattr(self.generator, 'chmod', None):
+			for x in self.outputs:
+				os.chmod(x.abspath(), self.generator.chmod)
+
+	def run(self):
+		"Substitutes variables in a .in file"
+
+		if getattr(self.generator, 'is_copy', None):
+			for i, x in enumerate(self.outputs):
+				x.write(self.inputs[i].read('rb'), 'wb')
+				stat = os.stat(self.inputs[i].abspath()) # Preserve mtime of the copy
+				os.utime(self.outputs[i].abspath(), (stat.st_atime, stat.st_mtime))
+			self.force_permissions()
+			return None
+
+		if getattr(self.generator, 'fun', None):
+			ret = self.generator.fun(self)
+			if not ret:
+				self.force_permissions()
+			return ret
+
+		code = self.inputs[0].read(encoding=getattr(self.generator, 'encoding', 'latin-1'))
+		if getattr(self.generator, 'subst_fun', None):
+			code = self.generator.subst_fun(self, code)
+			if code is not None:
+				self.outputs[0].write(code, encoding=getattr(self.generator, 'encoding', 'latin-1'))
+			self.force_permissions()
+			return None
+
+		# replace all % by %% to prevent errors by % signs
+		code = code.replace('%', '%%')
+
+		# extract the vars foo into lst and replace @foo@ by %(foo)s
+		lst = []
+		def repl(match):
+			g = match.group
+			if g(1):
+				lst.append(g(1))
+				return "%%(%s)s" % g(1)
+			return ''
+		code = getattr(self.generator, 're_m4', re_m4).sub(repl, code)
+
+		try:
+			d = self.generator.dct
+		except AttributeError:
+			d = {}
+			for x in lst:
+				tmp = getattr(self.generator, x, '') or self.env[x] or self.env[x.upper()]
+				try:
+					tmp = ''.join(tmp)
+				except TypeError:
+					tmp = str(tmp)
+				d[x] = tmp
+
+		code = code % d
+		self.outputs[0].write(code, encoding=getattr(self.generator, 'encoding', 'latin-1'))
+		self.generator.bld.raw_deps[self.uid()] = lst
+
+		# make sure the signature is updated
+		try:
+			delattr(self, 'cache_sig')
+		except AttributeError:
+			pass
+
+		self.force_permissions()
+
+	def sig_vars(self):
+		"""
+		Compute a hash (signature) of the variables used in the substitution
+		"""
+		bld = self.generator.bld
+		env = self.env
+		upd = self.m.update
+
+		if getattr(self.generator, 'fun', None):
+			upd(Utils.h_fun(self.generator.fun).encode())
+		if getattr(self.generator, 'subst_fun', None):
+			upd(Utils.h_fun(self.generator.subst_fun).encode())
+
+		# raw_deps: persistent custom values returned by the scanner
+		vars = self.generator.bld.raw_deps.get(self.uid(), [])
+
+		# hash both env vars and task generator attributes
+		act_sig = bld.hash_env_vars(env, vars)
+		upd(act_sig)
+
+		lst = [getattr(self.generator, x, '') for x in vars]
+		upd(Utils.h_list(lst))
+
+		return self.m.digest()
+
+@extension('.pc.in')
+def add_pcfile(self, node):
+	"""
+	Processes *.pc.in* files to *.pc*. Installs the results to ``${PREFIX}/lib/pkgconfig/`` by default
+
+		def build(bld):
+			bld(source='foo.pc.in', install_path='${LIBDIR}/pkgconfig/')
+	"""
+	tsk = self.create_task('subst_pc', node, node.change_ext('.pc', '.pc.in'))
+	self.install_task = self.add_install_files(
+		install_to=getattr(self, 'install_path', '${LIBDIR}/pkgconfig/'), install_from=tsk.outputs)
+
+class subst(subst_pc):
+	pass
+
+@feature('subst')
+@before_method('process_source', 'process_rule')
+def process_subst(self):
+	"""
+	Defines a transformation that substitutes the contents of *source* files to *target* files::
+
+		def build(bld):
+			bld(
+				features='subst',
+				source='foo.c.in',
+				target='foo.c',
+				install_path='${LIBDIR}/pkgconfig',
+				VAR = 'val'
+			)
+
+	The input files are supposed to contain macros of the form *@VAR@*, where *VAR* is an argument
+	of the task generator object.
+
+	This method overrides the processing by :py:meth:`waflib.TaskGen.process_source`.
+	"""
+
+	src = Utils.to_list(getattr(self, 'source', []))
+	if isinstance(src, Node.Node):
+		src = [src]
+	tgt = Utils.to_list(getattr(self, 'target', []))
+	if isinstance(tgt, Node.Node):
+		tgt = [tgt]
+	if len(src) != len(tgt):
+		raise Errors.WafError('invalid number of source/target for %r' % self)
+
+	for x, y in zip(src, tgt):
+		if not x or not y:
+			raise Errors.WafError('null source or target for %r' % self)
+		a, b = None, None
+
+		if isinstance(x, str) and isinstance(y, str) and x == y:
+			a = self.path.find_node(x)
+			b = self.path.get_bld().make_node(y)
+			if not os.path.isfile(b.abspath()):
+				b.parent.mkdir()
+		else:
+			if isinstance(x, str):
+				a = self.path.find_resource(x)
+			elif isinstance(x, Node.Node):
+				a = x
+			if isinstance(y, str):
+				b = self.path.find_or_declare(y)
+			elif isinstance(y, Node.Node):
+				b = y
+
+		if not a:
+			raise Errors.WafError('could not find %r for %r' % (x, self))
+
+		tsk = self.create_task('subst', a, b)
+		for k in ('after', 'before', 'ext_in', 'ext_out'):
+			val = getattr(self, k, None)
+			if val:
+				setattr(tsk, k, val)
+
+		# paranoid safety measure for the general case foo.in->foo.h with ambiguous dependencies
+		for xt in HEADER_EXTS:
+			if b.name.endswith(xt):
+				tsk.ext_in = tsk.ext_in + ['.h']
+				break
+
+		inst_to = getattr(self, 'install_path', None)
+		if inst_to:
+			self.install_task = self.add_install_files(install_to=inst_to,
+				install_from=b, chmod=getattr(self, 'chmod', Utils.O644))
+
+	self.source = []
+