1.1 --- a/ambuild2/frontend/amb2/gen.py	Sat Dec 28 10:24:26 2013 -0500
     1.2 +++ b/ambuild2/frontend/amb2/gen.py	Sat Dec 28 10:21:31 2013 -0500
     1.3 @@ -595,15 +595,30 @@
     1.4    def addFolder(self, context, folder):
     1.5      return self.generateFolder(context.localFolder, folder)
     1.6  
     1.7 -  def addShellCommand(self, context, inputs, argv, outputs, folder=-1):
     1.8 +  def addShellCommand(self, context, inputs, argv, outputs, folder=-1, dep_type=None):
     1.9      if folder is -1:
    1.10        folder = context.localFolder
    1.11  
    1.12 +    if dep_type is None:
    1.13 +      node_type = nodetypes.Command
    1.14 +      data = argv
    1.15 +    else:
    1.16 +      node_type = nodetypes.Cxx
    1.17 +      if dep_type not in ['gcc', 'msvc', 'sun']:
    1.18 +        util.con_err(util.ConsoleRed, 'Invalid dependency spew type: ',
    1.19 +                     util.ConsoleBlue, dep_type,
    1.20 +                     util.ConsoleNormal)
    1.21 +        raise Exception('Invalid dependency spew type')
    1.22 +      data = {
    1.23 +        'type': dep_type,
    1.24 +        'argv': argv,
    1.25 +      }
    1.26 +
    1.27      return self.addCommand(
    1.28        context = context,
    1.29 -      node_type = nodetypes.Command,
    1.30 +      node_type = node_type,
    1.31        folder = folder,
    1.32 -      data = argv,
    1.33 +      data = data,
    1.34        inputs = inputs,
    1.35        outputs = outputs
    1.36      )

     2.1 --- a/ambuild2/frontend/base_gen.py	Sat Dec 28 10:24:26 2013 -0500
     2.2 +++ b/ambuild2/frontend/base_gen.py	Sat Dec 28 10:21:31 2013 -0500
     2.3 @@ -122,8 +122,8 @@
     2.4    def AddCopy(self, source, output_path):
     2.5      return self.generator.addCopy(self, source, output_path)
     2.6  
     2.7 -  def AddCommand(self, inputs, argv, outputs):
     2.8 -    return self.generator.addShellCommand(self, inputs, argv, outputs)
     2.9 +  def AddCommand(self, inputs, argv, outputs, dep_type=None):
    2.10 +    return self.generator.addShellCommand(self, inputs, argv, outputs, dep_type=dep_type)
    2.11  
    2.12    def AddConfigureFile(self, path):
    2.13      return self.generator.addConfigureFile(self, path)
    2.14 @@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
    2.15    def addCopy(self, context, source, output_path):
    2.16      raise Exception('Must be implemented!')
    2.17  
    2.18 -  def addShellCommand(self, context, inputs, argv, outputs):
    2.19 +  def addShellCommand(self, context, inputs, argv, outputs, dep_type=None):
    2.20      raise Exception('Must be implemented!')
    2.21  
    2.22    def addConfigureFile(self, context, path):