Re: [jamboost] Targets in command line( Was: I'm back!)

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-10-16 09:27:01

Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> writes:

> I like your theory. Specifically, if we have element in command line for 
> which we can't find an abstract target, then we generate graph for the 
> project in "." and look for all virtual targets which the requested name 
> (and type).

Yep.

> > 
> > Yeah, it is... though I think we ought to consider supporting such
> > things as:
> > 
> > bjam --compile=foo/bar/baz.cpp
> > bjam --preprocess=foo/bar.cpp
> > 
> > 
> > and probably also:
> > 
> > bjam --recompile=foo/bar/baz.cpp # no dependency checking!
> 
> Well, the last thing is just "-a" switch to bjam. About "--compile"... 
> is it in any way different from
> 
> bjam foo/bar/baz.o

It's a push -vs- pull thing. When I "just want to compile this file" I
don't want to have to think about what kind of target it generates or
how to name it.

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David Abrahams * Boost Consulting
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