Re: [Boost-build] Parameterising Libraries References by Version

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-05-17 10:32:32

On Wednesday 03 May 2006 04:24, Matthew Herrmann wrote:

> exe myapp
>
>    : [ glob myapp/*.cpp ]
>    : utilities<version>1-0-0
>
>    ;
>
> lib utilities
>
>    : : : : <include>/usr/local/include/utilities-$(version)
>
>            <linkflags>-L/usr/local/lib/utilities-$(version)
>            <linkflags>-lutilities-$(version)
>    ;
>
> Is there such a means available? Or a "right way?" to achieve this that
> I've missed?

This would be possible by writing module 'utilities.jam' that would define a 
target with a custom generator to build it, which generator will respond to 
the <version> feature and produce different usage requirements.

Kind of like stlport.jam works, only it defines main target class, and new 
code would define new generator class instead.

If you're really going to implement this for your project, we can discuss the 
approach in more details.

- Volodya

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Vladimir Prus
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