renamed master_ini_filename() to default_ini_filename()

it's also used for the anchor dropped in the prefix

src/cmd/build.cpp

@@ -153,17 +153,7 @@ int build_command::do_run()
 {
 	try
 	{
-		// Create a mob.ini in the build folder.
-		if (!exists(paths::prefix())) {
-			create_directory(paths::prefix());
-		}
-		auto prefix_ini = paths::prefix() / "mob.ini";
-		if (!exists(prefix_ini))
-		{
-			std::ofstream out(prefix_ini);
-			out << "[paths]\n" << "prefix = .\n";
-		}
-
+		create_prefix_ini();
 		run_all_tasks();
 
 		if (do_timings)
@@ -182,12 +172,36 @@ int build_command::do_run()
 	}
 }
 
+void build_command::create_prefix_ini()
+{
+	// creating prefix
+	if (!exists(paths::prefix()))
+		op::create_directories(gcx(), paths::prefix());
+
+	const auto ini = paths::prefix() / default_ini_filename();
+	if (!exists(ini))
+	{
+		std::ofstream(ini)
+			<< "[paths]\n"
+			<< "prefix = .\n";
+	}
+}
+
 void build_command::dump_timings()
 {
 	using namespace std::chrono;
 
 	std::ofstream out("timings.txt");
 
+	// generates a file with line being "task,start_time,end_time,step"
+	//
+	// uibase,0,1,fetch
+	// uibase,1,2,configure
+	// uibase,2,3,build
+	// modorganizer,4,5,fetch
+	// modorganizer,5,6,configure
+	// modorganizer,6,7,build
+
 	auto write = [&](auto&& inst)
 	{
 		for (auto&& t : inst.instrumented_tasks())

src/cmd/commands.cpp

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ command::command(flags f)
 clipp::group command::common_options_group()
 {
 	auto& o = common;
-	const auto master = master_ini_filename();
+	const auto master = default_ini_filename();
 
 	return
 		(clipp::repeatable(clipp::option("-i", "--ini")
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ int help_command::do_run()
 #pragma warning(suppress: 4548)
 	auto doc = (command::common_options_group(), (clipp::value("command")));
 
-	const auto master = master_ini_filename();
+	const auto master = default_ini_filename();
 
 	help(doc,
 		"Commands:\n"

src/cmd/commands.h

@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@ public:
 	build_command();
 
 	meta_t meta() const override;
+
+	// kills any msbuild.exe process, they like to linger and keep file locks
+	//
 	static void terminate_msbuild();
 
 protected:
@@ -216,6 +219,14 @@ private:
 	bool keep_msbuild_ = false;
 	std::optional<bool> revert_ts_;
 
+
+	// creates a bare bones ini file in the prefix so mob can be invoked in any
+	// directory below it
+	//
+	void create_prefix_ini();
+
+	// for instrumentation
+	//
 	void dump_timings();
 };
 

src/core/conf.cpp

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ int conf::output_log_level_ = 3;
 int conf::file_log_level_ = 5;
 bool conf::dry_ = false;
 
-std::string master_ini_filename()
+std::string default_ini_filename()
 {
 	return "mob.ini";
 }
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ std::vector<fs::path> find_inis(
 			u8cout << "root is " << path_to_utf8(r) << "\n";
 		}
 
-		master = find_in_root(master_ini_filename());
+		master = find_in_root(default_ini_filename());
 
 		if (verbose)
 			u8cout << "found master " << path_to_utf8(master) << "\n";
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ std::vector<fs::path> find_inis(
 		auto cwd = fs::current_path();
 
 		while (!cwd.empty()) {
-			const auto in_cwd = cwd / master_ini_filename();
+			const auto in_cwd = cwd / default_ini_filename();
 			if (fs::exists(in_cwd) && !fs::equivalent(in_cwd, master))
 			{
 				if (verbose)

src/core/conf.h

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ struct paths
 };
 
 
-std::string master_ini_filename();
+std::string default_ini_filename();
 
 std::vector<fs::path> find_inis(
 	bool auto_detect, const std::vector<std::string>& from_cl,