3 files changed, 34 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/build.y b/src/build.y
index d8cba53..d1f3945 100644
--- a/src/build.y
+++ b/src/build.y
@@ -212,6 +212,14 @@ setexpr: STRING '=' STRING
              {
                          bld.varAddSet( $1, $3 );
                  }
+           | STRING '=' TOK_FROM TOK_COMMAND STRING
+             {
+                         bld.varSet( $1, bld.cmdToString( $5 ).c_str() );
+                 }
+           | STRING TOK_ADDSET TOK_FROM TOK_COMMAND STRING
+             {
+                         bld.varSet( $1, bld.cmdToString( $5 ).c_str() );
+                 }
            ;
 
 rule: TOK_RULE STRING
diff --git a/src/builder.cpp b/src/builder.cpp
index 8fd72bb..8c3bbbb 100644
--- a/src/builder.cpp
+++ b/src/builder.cpp
@@ -799,3 +799,27 @@ std::list<std::string> Builder::findTargets( const char *sRegex )
         return lTmp;
 }
 
+std::string Builder::cmdToString( const char *sCmd )
+{
+        std::string buf;
+        FILE *pr = popen( sCmd, "r" );
+        if( pr == NULL )
+                throw BuildException("Couldn't execute program \"%s\"", sCmd );
+
+        char cbuf[2048];
+
+        for(;;)
+        {
+                int nRead = fread( cbuf, 1, 2048, pr );
+                for( int j = 0; j < nRead; j++ )
+                        if( cbuf[j] != '\n' && cbuf[j] != '\r' )
+                                buf.append( cbuf+j, 1 );
+                if( feof( pr ) )
+                        break;
+        }
+
+        pclose( pr );
+
+        return buf;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/builder.h b/src/builder.h
index 195296a..c570dbb 100644
--- a/src/builder.h
+++ b/src/builder.h
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ public:
         void regexVars( RegExp *re, varmap &map );
         std::string varRepl( const char *sSrc, const char *cont, varmap *mExtra );
 
+        std::string cmdToString( const char *sCmd );
+
 private:
         void requiresNormal( const char *sBase, const char *sReq );
         void requiresRegexp( const char *sBase, const char *sReq );