xmake-docs/docs/api/scripts/builtin-modules/inherit.md

inherit

• Import and inherit base class modules

Function Prototype

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inherit(modulename: <string>)

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Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
modulename	Module name string

Usage

This is equivalent to the inherit mode of the import interface, which is:

import("xxx.xxx", {inherit = true})

With the inherit interface, it will be more concise:

Inherit("xxx.xxx")

For an example, see the script in the xmake tools directory: clang.lua

This is part of the clang tool module that inherits gcc.