improve to configure cross-toolchains

4 files changed, 31 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 253d874c8..225a5b038 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 ## master (unreleased)
 
+## v2.1.9
+
+### Changes
+
+* Improve to configure cross-toolchains, add tool alias to support unknown tool name, .e.g `xmake f [email protected]`
+
 ## v2.1.8
 
 ### New features
@@ -391,6 +397,12 @@
 
 ## master (开发中)
 
+## v2.1.9
+
+### 改进
+
+* 改进交叉工具链配置，通过指定工具别名定向到已知的工具链来支持未知编译工具名配置, 例如: `xmake f [email protected]`
+
 ## v2.1.8
 
 ### 新特性
diff --git a/xmake/core/platform/platform.lua b/xmake/core/platform/platform.lua
index 9b546fad7..e23946515 100644
--- a/xmake/core/platform/platform.lua
+++ b/xmake/core/platform/platform.lua
@@ -243,9 +243,7 @@ function platform.tool(toolkind)
 
     -- attempt to get program from config first
     local program = config.get(toolkind)
-    if program then 
-        return program
-    else
+    if program == nil then 
         
         -- check it first
         local check = platform.get("check")
@@ -254,8 +252,21 @@ function platform.tool(toolkind)
         end
 
         -- get it again
-        return config.get(toolkind)
+        program = config.get(toolkind)
     end
+
+    -- contain toolname? parse it, .e.g '[email protected]'
+    local toolname = nil
+    if program then
+        local pos = program:find('@', 1, true)
+        if pos then
+            toolname = program:sub(1, pos - 1)
+            program = program:sub(pos + 1)
+        end
+    end
+
+    -- ok
+    return program, toolname
 end
 
 -- get the all platforms
diff --git a/xmake/core/sandbox/modules/import/lib/detect/find_program.lua b/xmake/core/sandbox/modules/import/lib/detect/find_program.lua
index 2182f4d90..7c37ab665 100644
--- a/xmake/core/sandbox/modules/import/lib/detect/find_program.lua
+++ b/xmake/core/sandbox/modules/import/lib/detect/find_program.lua
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ function sandbox_lib_detect_find_program.main(name, opt)
     -- trace
     if option.get("verbose") or opt.verbose then
         if result then
-            utils.cprint("checking for the %s ... ${green}%s", name, result)
+            utils.cprint("checking for the %s ... ${green}%s", name, utils.ifelse(name == result, "ok", result))
         else
             utils.cprint("checking for the %s ... ${red}no", name)
         end
diff --git a/xmake/core/tool/tool.lua b/xmake/core/tool/tool.lua
index ba7388526..0cd02120f 100644
--- a/xmake/core/tool/tool.lua
+++ b/xmake/core/tool/tool.lua
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ function tool.load(kind)
         return tool._TOOLS[kind]
     end
 
-    -- get the tool program
-    local program = platform.tool(kind)
+    -- get the tool program and name
+    local program, toolname = platform.tool(kind)
     if not program then
         return nil, string.format("cannot get tool for %s", kind)
     end
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ function tool.load(kind)
     tool._find_toolname = tool._find_toolname or import("lib.detect.find_toolname")
 
     -- get the tool name from the program
-    local ok, name_or_errors = sandbox.load(tool._find_toolname, program)
+    local ok, name_or_errors = sandbox.load(tool._find_toolname, toolname or program, {program = program})
     if not ok then
         return nil, name_or_errors
     end