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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/spec.py b/lib/spack/spack/spec.py
index e694f2b2da..8bdae0445e 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/spec.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/spec.py
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ _any_version = VersionList([':'])
# Special types of dependencies.
alldeps = ('build', 'link', 'run')
nolink = ('build', 'run')
+special_types = {
+ 'alldeps': alldeps,
+ 'nolink': nolink,
+}
def index_specs(specs):
@@ -542,7 +546,8 @@ class Spec(object):
return alldeps
# Force deptype to be a set object so that we can do set intersections.
if isinstance(deptype, str):
- return (deptype,)
+ # Support special deptypes.
+ return special_types.get(deptype, (deptype,))
return deptype
def _find_deps(self, where, deptype):