Re: [jamboost] Newbie Question: Using modules in classic Jam mode

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-04-08 04:49:23

themadman74 wrote:

> module my_module
> {
> rule salute ( x ) { ECHO $(x), world ; }
> rule greet ( ) { salute hello ; }
> greet ;
> }
> my_module.salute goodbye ;
>
> I find that it gives an error of:
> ------
> hello, world
> Jamfile:7: in module scope
> rule my_module.salute unknown in module

You need to execute

IMPORT my_module : salute : : my_module.salute ; 

to bring the qualified name to global scope.

HTH,
Volodya