abstract_compiler: introduce root_compile_dir for platforms that need them

[nit.git] / src / compiler / abstract_compiler.nit

diff --git a/src/compiler/abstract_compiler.nit b/src/compiler/abstract_compiler.nit
index 904e73b..02bdade 100644 (file)
--- a/src/compiler/abstract_compiler.nit
+++ b/src/compiler/abstract_compiler.nit
@@ -142,14 +142,21 @@ class Toolchain
        # Compiler of the target program
        var compiler: AbstractCompiler
 
-       # Directory where to generate all C files
-       fun compile_dir: String
+       # Directory where to generate all files
+       #
+       # The option `--compile_dir` change this directory.
+       fun root_compile_dir: String
        do
                var compile_dir = toolcontext.opt_compile_dir.value
                if compile_dir == null then compile_dir = "nit_compile"
                return compile_dir
        end
 
+       # Directory where to generate all C files
+       #
+       # By default it is `root_compile_dir` but some platform may require that it is a subdirectory.
+       fun compile_dir: String do return root_compile_dir
+
        # Write all C files and compile them
        fun write_and_make is abstract
 end
@@ -168,6 +175,7 @@ class MakefileToolchain
                var time0 = get_time
                self.toolcontext.info("*** WRITING C ***", 1)
 
+               root_compile_dir.mkdir
                compile_dir.mkdir
 
                var cfiles = new Array[String]