add Feature checks for install_subdir creating an empty directory
Most importantly, tell people it's broken and to stop using it for
0.62.0
@@ -2353,6 +2353,13 @@ class Interpreter(InterpreterBase, HoldableObject):
def func_install_subdir(self, node: mparser.BaseNode, args: T.Tuple[str],
kwargs: 'kwargs.FuncInstallSubdir') -> build.InstallDir:
exclude = (set(kwargs['exclude_files']), set(kwargs['exclude_directories']))
+
+ srcdir = os.path.join(self.environment.source_dir, self.subdir, args[0])
+ if not os.path.isdir(srcdir) or not any(os.scandir(srcdir)):
+ FeatureNew.single_use('install_subdir with empty directory', '0.47.0', self.subproject, location=node)
+ FeatureDeprecated.single_use('install_subdir with empty directory', '0.60.0', self.subproject,
+ 'It worked by accident and is buggy. Use install_emptydir instead.', node)
+
idir = build.InstallDir(
self.subdir,
args[0],
