Re: [jamboost] Re: adding new target functions?

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-06-23 02:32:28

axilla_i wrote:

> > I'm afraid there's no documentation yet. I'll try to write down
> > something on Monday, but it would help me if you tell what kind of
> > a rule you plan to add.
>
> I have some data files that get converted to another format using a
> command line tool. They don't get built into the exe so I want to
> make a target for these types so I can convert them seperately. Or
> if there is another way to do this that would work too.

If it's just command line tool invocation, and nothing extra fancy, you can 
get along by declaring "main type". I've sketched some documentation on this, 
please take a look at

http://zigzag.cs.msu.su:7813/Boost.Build.docs/bbv2.extending.rules.html
or 
http://zigzag.cs.msu.su/~ghost/Boost.Build.docs/bbv2.extending.rules.html

I've also made an example at

http://zigzag.cs.msu.su:7813/working_copy/v2/example/main-type/

If that's not clear or you have other questions, please ask. 

- Volodya