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Matt Stark, … Roland McGrath9

Jul 23

Introducing interface_deps to GN

That sounds great. We might also consider a dotfile setting to change the default for `

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Introducing interface_deps to GN

That sounds great. We might also consider a dotfile setting to change the default for `

Jul 23

Matt Stark, … Dirk Pranke9

Jul 21

Proposal: GN Extensibility design

A fair amount of conversation has actually happened in the comment threads on the document itself,

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Proposal: GN Extensibility design

A fair amount of conversation has actually happened in the comment threads on the document itself,

Jul 21

Takuto Ikuta (生田拓人), … Dirk Pranke4

Jul 7

Proposal: Add public_inputs variable to action target

Thank you for your feedback. I submitted the change as https://gn-review.googlesource.com/c/gn/+/

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Proposal: Add public_inputs variable to action target

Thank you for your feedback. I submitted the change as https://gn-review.googlesource.com/c/gn/+/

Jul 7

BogDan Vatra, … Takuto Ikuta (生田拓人)13

Apr 17

What's the best way to add non-source files to a GN project and make them visible in IDEs?

Thanks, I reviewed your patch. On Fri, Apr 17, 2026 at 1:02 PM BogDan Vatra <taipanromania@gmail.

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What's the best way to add non-source files to a GN project and make them visible in IDEs?

Thanks, I reviewed your patch. On Fri, Apr 17, 2026 at 1:02 PM BogDan Vatra <taipanromania@gmail.

Apr 17

Aitor Gomila, David Turner2

Mar 16

Missing includes in GN on Windows MSVC

On Sun, Mar 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM Aitor Gomila <gomila...@gmail.com> wrote: I am trying to

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Missing includes in GN on Windows MSVC

On Sun, Mar 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM Aitor Gomila <gomila...@gmail.com> wrote: I am trying to

Mar 16

Feb 19

lambofgod176. Can u update on google development

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lambofgod176. Can u update on google development

Feb 19

Łukasz Anforowicz, … Andrew Grieve5

Feb 11

visibility vs template expansion

On Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 11:45 AM Łukasz Anforowicz <luk...@chromium.org> wrote: On Wed, Feb 11

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visibility vs template expansion

On Wed, Feb 11, 2026 at 11:45 AM Łukasz Anforowicz <luk...@chromium.org> wrote: On Wed, Feb 11

Feb 11

Łukasz Anforowicz, … Aaron Wood10

Jan 30

Validation deps for Rust Clippy?

On Thu, Jan 29, 2026 at 4:56 PM Neri Marschik <ner...@google.com> wrote: Thanks for sharing

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Validation deps for Rust Clippy?

On Thu, Jan 29, 2026 at 4:56 PM Neri Marschik <ner...@google.com> wrote: Thanks for sharing

Jan 30

Bentley Garcia-Jarman

Jan 14

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Jan 14

Dirk Pranke, … Justin Noffsinger6

Jan 8

Re: [chromium-dev] [PSA] Introducing a GN Language Server for Chromium development

Is this a school prank On Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 2:00:37 PM UTC-5 Justin Noffsinger wrote:

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Re: [chromium-dev] [PSA] Introducing a GN Language Server for Chromium development

Is this a school prank On Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 2:00:37 PM UTC-5 Justin Noffsinger wrote:

Jan 8

Shuhei Takahashi (nya), Roland McGrath3

12/17/25

testonly in the top-level

That makes sense, thanks Roland for explanation! Shuhei Takahashi aka nya <n...@google.com> 2025

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testonly in the top-level

That makes sense, thanks Roland for explanation! Shuhei Takahashi aka nya <n...@google.com> 2025

12/17/25

12/16/25

I'd like to join the community

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I'd like to join the community

12/16/25

Charles Nicholson, Roland McGrath3

12/9/25

Unit tests broken on windows cmd/psh

I'm on a completely vanilla win11 installation and running stock git from https://git-scm.com/

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Unit tests broken on windows cmd/psh

I'm on a completely vanilla win11 installation and running stock git from https://git-scm.com/

12/9/25

David Turner, … Dirk Pranke11

12/3/25

Exposing C++ headers to the Ninja build plan

On Wed, Dec 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM Matt Stark <ms...@google.com> wrote: IIRC, remote execution

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Exposing C++ headers to the Ninja build plan

On Wed, Dec 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM Matt Stark <ms...@google.com> wrote: IIRC, remote execution

12/3/25

Aaron Wood, Dirk Pranke2

10/31/25

rust dylibs and providing multiple --extern fields for rust binaries

I am not wise in the ways of rust flags, so I don't have an informed opinion on this, but either

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rust dylibs and providing multiple --extern fields for rust binaries

I am not wise in the ways of rust flags, so I don't have an informed opinion on this, but either

10/31/25

10/29/25

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10/29/25

Aaron Wood, Dirk Pranke3

10/10/25

The group() target documents that it takes inputs and sources, but ignores them?

The way we handle that in the Fuchsia build is we just make a group(), and don't forward those

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The group() target documents that it takes inputs and sources, but ignores them?

The way we handle that in the Fuchsia build is we just make a group(), and don't forward those

10/10/25

David Turner, … Jeongik Cha16

10/1/25

RFC: experimental feature: Ninja weights

Ah, I added two options in ninja for Android: `usesninjalogasweightlist` and `usesweightlist`. With `

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RFC: experimental feature: Ninja weights

Ah, I added two options in ninja for Android: `usesninjalogasweightlist` and `usesweightlist`. With `

10/1/25

Andrew Grieve, … Nico Weber3

9/10/25

Should we switch warnings to print to stderr?

What Dirk said 🙂 On Wed, Sep 10, 2025, 1:43 PM Dirk Pranke <dpr...@chromium.org> wrote: Seems

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Should we switch warnings to print to stderr?

What Dirk said 🙂 On Wed, Sep 10, 2025, 1:43 PM Dirk Pranke <dpr...@chromium.org> wrote: Seems

9/10/25

7/31/25

For R.class issue in android

In old chromium version, using android_resources and android_library cmds can generate R.class in gen

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For R.class issue in android

In old chromium version, using android_resources and android_library cmds can generate R.class in gen

7/31/25

Charles Nicholson, … Ben Boeckel6

7/3/25

Multiple entries in compile commands, label patterns, globbing

On Thu, Jul 03, 2025 at 08:23:56 -0400, Charles Nicholson wrote: > Hi Ben- thanks for responding.

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Multiple entries in compile commands, label patterns, globbing

On Thu, Jul 03, 2025 at 08:23:56 -0400, Charles Nicholson wrote: > Hi Ben- thanks for responding.

7/3/25

Dirk Pranke, … Roland McGrath6

6/13/25

Re: Providers and GN

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v3RN2Ut4wbD0RGnSfBeVBmyp9JOqNj1Wj3uYc-oCM9w/edit?usp=sharing has

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Re: Providers and GN

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v3RN2Ut4wbD0RGnSfBeVBmyp9JOqNj1Wj3uYc-oCM9w/edit?usp=sharing has

6/13/25

Junji Watanabe, … David Turner15

5/30/25

Discussion: Make data_deps non-blocking

On Thu, May 29, 2025 at 6:50 AM 'Matt Stark' via gn-dev <gn-...@chromium.org> wrote:

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Discussion: Make data_deps non-blocking

On Thu, May 29, 2025 at 6:50 AM 'Matt Stark' via gn-dev <gn-...@chromium.org> wrote:

5/30/25

Vladimir Nuzhdin (nespie1), Takuto Ikuta (生田拓人)4

5/18/25

Can't add reviewers to a pull request

Hi Vladimir, Thanks for the update. Sorry for the delay in reviewing your change. In the future,

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Can't add reviewers to a pull request

Hi Vladimir, Thanks for the update. Sorry for the delay in reviewing your change. In the future,

5/18/25

Andrew Grieve, Nico Weber4

5/16/25

Fwd: phony target inputs for shared_library vs static_library

oooh, yes, thanks! We should implement those ideas! On Fri, May 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM Nico Weber <

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Fwd: phony target inputs for shared_library vs static_library

oooh, yes, thanks! We should implement those ideas! On Fri, May 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM Nico Weber <

5/16/25

Shang Yu, … Dirk Pranke4

4/2/25

can't access args from a template if it is imported

It is a good explanation. I've attempted to improve the documentation to incorportate it here:

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can't access args from a template if it is imported

It is a good explanation. I've attempted to improve the documentation to incorportate it here:

4/2/25

Shang Yu, Dirk Pranke2

3/31/25

What kind of file in secondary_source will be looked up by GN?

It's been quite some time since I looked at secondary_source, but I believe it just works for

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What kind of file in secondary_source will be looked up by GN?

It's been quite some time since I looked at secondary_source, but I believe it just works for

3/31/25

Marco Nilsson, … Marco Nilsson7

3/15/25

Are static library dependencies supposed to be linked in the correct order?

I have done some digging on my end as well. The constraint of not being able to mix and match

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Are static library dependencies supposed to be linked in the correct order?

I have done some digging on my end as well. The constraint of not being able to mix and match

3/15/25

Dirk Pranke, Philipp Wollermann2

2/25/25

Switching default VS generator version to VS2022?

Hi, Seems fine to me :) Cheers, Philipp On Fri, Feb 21, 2025 at 8:51 AM 'Dirk Pranke' via gn-

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Switching default VS generator version to VS2022?

Hi, Seems fine to me :) Cheers, Philipp On Fri, Feb 21, 2025 at 8:51 AM 'Dirk Pranke' via gn-

2/25/25

Alfred Zien, … Dirk Pranke9

2/11/25

Direct dependencies of action are implicit dependencies

Note that depfiles do not override deps to specify the list of dependencies, they are added to them (

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Direct dependencies of action are implicit dependencies

Note that depfiles do not override deps to specify the list of dependencies, they are added to them (

2/11/25

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