Re: [jamboost] Re: [Boost-build] CVS: boost/tools/build/new project-root.jam,1.13,1.14

From: Rene Rivera (grafik666_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-10-30 13:45:03

[2002-10-30] Vladimir Prus wrote:

>Rene Rivera wrote:
>> Update of /cvsroot/boost/boost/tools/build/new
>> In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv30325
>> 
>> Modified Files:
>> project-root.jam 
>> Log Message:
>> Add "path-constant" rule to declare/define constants which are used as
paths.
>
>Thanks a lot!
>
>> Index: project-root.jam
>
>> + switch $(type)
>> + {
>> + case path :
>> + if ! [ path.is-rooted $(value) ]
>> + {
>> + value = [ path.join [ regex.split
$(self.location)/$(value) "/" ] ] ;
>> + }
>> + }
>
>Rene, did you look at 'path.root' rule? With it, you can write this as:
>
> value = [ path.root $(value) $(self.location) ] ;

I did... the difference is that the way I did it simplifies the path in
addition to rooting it. I thought about changing the path.root to do what I
did above but didn't know if that would break anything else.

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