Apply removes first instead of last, to give projects a way to clear the slate of solution level settings

src/project/oven.lua

@@ -285,6 +285,10 @@
 --
 
 	function oven.merge(cfg, block, filterField)
+		if block.removes then
+			oven.remove(cfg, block.removes, filterField)
+		end
+		
 		if filterField then
 			if block[filterField] then
 				oven.mergefield(cfg, filterField, block[filterField])
@@ -297,10 +301,6 @@
 			end
 		end
 		
-		if block.removes then
-			oven.remove(cfg, block.removes, filterField)
-		end
-		
 		-- remember the container object (solution, project, etc.)
 		cfg[type(block)] = block
 		

tests/actions/make/solution/test_default_config.lua

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ endif
 -- over as the default config as well.
 --
 
-	function suite.defaultsToFirstPairing_onPlatforms()
+	function suite.usesFirstValidPairing_onExcludedConfig()
 		platforms { "Win32", "Win64" }
 		removeconfigurations { "Debug" }
 		prepare()
@@ -69,22 +69,3 @@ ifndef config
 endif
 		]]
 	end
-
-
---
--- If the project excludes a solution platform, it should be skipped
--- over as the default config as well.
---
-
-	function suite.defaultsToFirstPairing_onPlatforms()
-		platforms { "Win32", "Win64" }
-		removeplatforms { "Win32" }
-		prepare()
-		test.capture [[
-ifndef config
-  config=debug_win64
-endif
-		]]
-	end
-
-	

tests/oven/test_removes.lua

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 	function suite.remove_onExactValueMatch()
 		flags { "Symbols", "Optimize", "NoRTTI" }
+		configuration {}
 		removeflags "Optimize"
 		prepare()
 		test.isequal({ "Symbols", "NoRTTI" }, cfg.flags)
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@
 
 	function suite.remove_onMultipleValues()
 		flags { "Symbols", "NoExceptions", "Optimize", "NoRTTI" }
+		configuration {}
 		removeflags { "NoExceptions", "NoRTTI" }
 		prepare()
 		test.isequal({ "Symbols", "Optimize" }, cfg.flags)
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@
 
 	function suite.remove_onWildcard()
 		defines { "WIN32", "WIN64", "LINUX", "MACOSX" }
+		configuration {}
 		removedefines { "WIN*" }
 		prepare()
 		test.isequal({ "LINUX", "MACOSX" }, cfg.defines)
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@
 
 	function suite.remove_onExactValueMatch()
 		flags { "Symbols", "Optimize", "NoRTTI" }
+		configuration {}
 		removeflags "Optimize"
 		prepare()
 		test.isnil(cfg.flags.Optimize)
@@ -72,6 +76,7 @@
 
 	function suite.remove_onFileField()
 		files { "hello.c", "goodbye.c" }
+		configuration {}
 		removefiles { "goodbye.c" }
 		prepare()
 		test.isequal(path.join(os.getcwd(), "hello.c"), table.concat(cfg.files))