msvc-6, response file removal

From: Michael Stevens (Michael.Stevens_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-01-12 08:44:21

Vladimir Prus wrote:

> Eddy, would you mind trying this out? Or, even better, the following one:
> 
> actions archive
> {
> if test -f "$(<[1])" ; then
> rm "$(<[1]:W)"
> fi
> $(.LD) /lib /NOLOGO "/out:$(<[1]:W)" @"$(<[2]:W)"
> }
> 
> ?
> 
> - Volodya

Hi Volodya,

I often wondered about this code. In particular it seems odd that we 
don't have a common method to remove files.

The closest we have is the "RM" variable as set in "common.jam".

For some reason this does not have the "-f" option in the non NT case. 
This seems rather odd as it means it cannot be used to delete possible 
non existing files, as in the case of library file above.

I have attached a simple patch for this. It simply changes the 
definition to.
RM = rm -f ;

This allows the archive action for the cygwin case to me simplified and 
possibly combine it with the non cygwin version.

Alternatively it may be possible to use the "Clean" rule in this case.

Michael
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Index: tools/build/v2/tools/common.jam
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RCS file: /cvsroot/boost/boost/tools/build/v2/tools/common.jam,v
retrieving revision 1.12
diff -u -r1.12 common.jam
--- tools/build/v2/tools/common.jam	4 Nov 2003 17:03:18 -0000	1.12
+++ tools/build/v2/tools/common.jam	12 Jan 2004 10:50:31 -0000
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
}
else
{
- RM = rm ;
+ RM = rm -f ;
CP = cp ;
}
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