Re: [jamboost] BoostBook and Boost.Build version 2

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-03-14 09:34:08

Douglas Gregor wrote:
> On Friday 14 March 2003 03:24 am, Vladimir Prus wrote:
> > Douglas Gregor wrote:
> > > > Yep, that's looks reasonable. On the other hand, I'd prefer a slighlt
> > > > different version.
> > > >
> > > > xstl foo.xml : bar.xml
> > > > <stylesheet>something.xsl
> > > > ;
> > >
> > > Fine by me.
> >
> > I don't like my own idea any longer ;-) What's going on is that one XML
> > and one XSL files are combined to create XML file. That's directly
> > reflectable by a generator and a rule.
> >
> > xml foo.xml : bar.xml something.xsl : {properties} ;
> >
> > I had some purpose for <stylesheet>, but I don't see any purpose now.
>
> It appears that the list of source files a generator accepts is a
> disjunction, so if I say that the xslt generator accepts "XML XSLT" then it
> accepts either an XML files or XSLT files, but not that it requires the two
> to be paired. If we use a (free, "link"-incompatible) <stylesheet> feature,
> then the generator accepts only XML files.
>
> Was that the purpose?

I don't think so. Ordinary generators are "strict". If you specify that 
generator consume XML and XSL, then it will be only run with *one* XML and 
*one* XSL target. 

- Volodya