support .version() for overridden executables

Also ensure that .get_version() can be called on the output of
_find_tool by the modules (kind of required for #14422).

3 files changed, 17 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py b/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py
index 4d1d86b72..750e54742 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ class Interpreter(InterpreterBase, HoldableObject):
             build.Generator: OBJ.GeneratorHolder,
             build.GeneratedList: OBJ.GeneratedListHolder,
             build.ExtractedObjects: OBJ.GeneratedObjectsHolder,
+            build.OverrideExecutable: OBJ.OverrideExecutableHolder,
             build.RunTarget: OBJ.RunTargetHolder,
             build.AliasTarget: OBJ.AliasTargetHolder,
             build.Headers: OBJ.HeadersHolder,
@@ -1592,7 +1593,7 @@ class Interpreter(InterpreterBase, HoldableObject):
 
     def program_from_overrides(self, command_names: T.List[mesonlib.FileOrString],
                                extra_info: T.List['mlog.TV_Loggable']
-                               ) -> T.Optional[T.Union[ExternalProgram, OverrideProgram, build.Executable]]:
+                               ) -> T.Optional[T.Union[ExternalProgram, OverrideProgram, build.OverrideExecutable]]:
         for name in command_names:
             if not isinstance(name, str):
                 continue
@@ -1607,7 +1608,7 @@ class Interpreter(InterpreterBase, HoldableObject):
             if isinstance(name, str):
                 self.build.searched_programs.add(name)
 
-    def add_find_program_override(self, name: str, exe: T.Union[build.Executable, ExternalProgram, 'OverrideProgram']) -> None:
+    def add_find_program_override(self, name: str, exe: T.Union[build.OverrideExecutable, ExternalProgram, 'OverrideProgram']) -> None:
         if name in self.build.searched_programs:
             raise InterpreterException(f'Tried to override finding of executable "{name}" which has already been found.')
         if name in self.build.find_overrides:
@@ -1632,7 +1633,7 @@ class Interpreter(InterpreterBase, HoldableObject):
                           search_dirs: T.Optional[T.List[str]] = None,
                           version_arg: T.Optional[str] = '',
                           version_func: T.Optional[ProgramVersionFunc] = None
-                          ) -> T.Union['ExternalProgram', 'build.Executable', 'OverrideProgram']:
+                          ) -> T.Union['ExternalProgram', 'build.OverrideExecutable', 'OverrideProgram']:
         args = mesonlib.listify(args)
 
         extra_info: T.List[mlog.TV_Loggable] = []
diff --git a/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreterobjects.py b/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreterobjects.py
index a2fadbefc..af1322d0e 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreterobjects.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreterobjects.py
@@ -1142,3 +1142,14 @@ class StructuredSourcesHolder(ObjectHolder[build.StructuredSources]):
 
     def __init__(self, sources: build.StructuredSources, interp: 'Interpreter'):
         super().__init__(sources, interp)
+
+class OverrideExecutableHolder(BuildTargetHolder[build.OverrideExecutable]):
+    def __init__(self, exe: build.OverrideExecutable, interpreter: 'Interpreter') -> None:
+        super().__init__(exe, interpreter)
+        self.methods.update({'version': self.version_method})
+
+    @noPosargs
+    @noKwargs
+    @FeatureNew('OverrideExecutable.version', '1.9.0')
+    def version_method(self, args: T.List[TYPE_var], kwargs: TYPE_kwargs) -> str:
+        return self.held_object.get_version(self.interpreter)
diff --git a/mesonbuild/interpreter/mesonmain.py b/mesonbuild/interpreter/mesonmain.py
index 8ede6916a..cc71104cf 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/interpreter/mesonmain.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/interpreter/mesonmain.py
@@ -335,6 +335,8 @@ class MesonMain(MesonInterpreterObject):
             if not os.path.exists(abspath):
                 raise InterpreterException(f'Tried to override {name} with a file that does not exist.')
             exe = OverrideProgram(name, self.interpreter.project_version, command=[abspath])
+        elif isinstance(exe, build.Executable):
+            exe = build.OverrideExecutable(exe, self.interpreter.project_version)
         self.interpreter.add_find_program_override(name, exe)
 
     @typed_kwargs(