Re: [Boost-build] How to use generators to CPP and LIB

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] How to use generators to CPP and LIB
From: Duncan Rance (gmane_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-02-03 06:46:10

Vladimir Prus wrote:
>> I tried creating a RESOURCE-LIB type but got nowhere with that.
> 
> Why? Here's what seem to work for me:
> 
> 	import type ;
> 	import generators ;
> 
> 	type.register RESOURCE_LIB : : STATIC_LIB ;
> 
> 	type.register TXT : txt ;
> 
> 	generators.register-standard $(__name__).rlib : TXT : RESOURCE_LIB ;
> 
> 	actions rlib
> 	{
> 	    cp /usr/lib/libiberty.a $(<)
> 	}
> 
> 	resource-lib x : x.txt ;
> 	exe a : a.cpp x ;

Whoop! Whoop!

Thanks for that Mr Prus. I've now got my build working.

I hadn't found a way to register the action like that (with the
__name__ thing.) Also, I didn't realize that "resource-lib" would be
automatically available.

Thanks again,
Duncan