support for inner namespace access

2 files changed, 20 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/xmake/core/project/project.lua b/xmake/core/project/project.lua
index 77793d3e5..f395f5f6b 100644
--- a/xmake/core/project/project.lua
+++ b/xmake/core/project/project.lua
@@ -911,9 +911,16 @@ function project.is_loaded()
 end
 
 -- get the given target
-function project.target(name)
+function project.target(name, opt)
+    opt = opt or {}
     local targets = project.targets()
-    return targets and targets[name]
+    if targets then
+        local t = targets[name]
+        if not t and opt.namespace then
+            t = targets[opt.namespace .. "::" .. name]
+        end
+        return t
+    end
 end
 
 -- add the given target, @note if the target name is the same, it will be replaced
diff --git a/xmake/core/project/target.lua b/xmake/core/project/target.lua
index 2669875b5..eed55c0bf 100644
--- a/xmake/core/project/target.lua
+++ b/xmake/core/project/target.lua
@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ function _instance:_build_deps()
         -- @see https://github.com/xmake-io/xmake/issues/4689
         instance_deps.load_deps(self, instances, {}, self._INHERITDEPS, {self:fullname()}, function (t, dep)
             local depinherit = t:extraconf("deps", dep:name(), "inherit")
+            if depinherit == nil then
+                depinherit = t:extraconf("deps", dep:fullname(), "inherit")
+            end
             return depinherit == nil or depinherit
         end)
     end
@@ -1107,7 +1110,14 @@ end
 function _instance:dep(name)
     local deps = self:deps()
     if deps then
-        return deps[name]
+        local dep = deps[name]
+        if dep == nil then
+            local namespace = self:namespace()
+            if namespace then
+                dep = deps[namespace .. "::" .. name]
+            end
+        end
+        return dep
     end
 end