Be able to depend on a junction element, by resolving its 'default targets'
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Description
[See original issue on GitLab](https://gitlab.com/BuildStream/buildstream/-/issues/1331)
In GitLab by [[Gitlab user @tpollard]](https://gitlab.com/tpollard) on May 28, 2020, 14:27
So if I give a project a default target (which is buildable), I can junction it into another project and `bst build $junction.bst` and resolve a build down to a specified element, or a given list. See https://buildstream.gitlab.io/buildstream/format_project.html?highlight=default%20target#default-targets
Would it be plausible to expect the same to happen if depending on a junction as a build dependency? Currently it doesn't work, as bst will complain as expected that you can't depend on a junction element as they're not build-able by definition. See https://gitlab.com/celduin/bsps/example-app/-/jobs/569617114
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Research direction
Start with the linked default-targets documentation and the junction dependency behavior described in the issue. Reproduce the failure with `bst build $junction.bst` and inspect the resolution path for build dependencies. Done means a junction used as a dependency resolves its default target or targets without being treated as directly buildable.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100