Re: help with generators

From: Andre Hentz (ahentz_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-09-24 02:31:14

Vladimir Prus wrote:
> Hi Andre,
> 
> 
>>	I'm trying to get my projects to work with the new matlab and I'm
>>failing. I'd appreciate some help here.
>>
>>	The matlab compiler basically does:
>>
>> .m -> _main.c, _mcc_component_data.c, .ctf
>>
>>The idea is to send the .c files into the appropriate compiler and
>>install the .ctf file using a stage rule.
>>
>>I've tried a few different things and decided that I'd have to write my
>>own genenator. Is that the way to go? If so, can someone give a hint on
>>how to write the run rule? I'm a bit confused.
> 
> 
> First of all, some questions.
> 
> 1. Are the name of the output files hardcoded? If I use "a.m" do I get 
> "_main.c" or "a_main.c"?
> 
a.m create a_main.c. I have no control over that.

> 2. How do you plan the "m" files to be used? Could you give a specific example 
> of Jamfile code that you want to work?
> 
> I've tried this (m.jam):
> 
> import type ;
> type.register M : m ;
> type.register CTF : ctf ;
> 
> import generators ;
> 
> generators.register-standard m.mex : M : C(%_main) C(%_component_data) CTF ;
> 
> actions mex
> {
> touch $(<) ;
> }
> 
> 
> together with:
> 
> exe a : a.m ;
> stage x : a ;
> 
> and it almost works, except that the CTF file is not staged. Is that's the 
> problem you want to fix?
> 

Yes. That's one of the problems.

The other proble is that the C files were being compiled and linked 
before the "touch", which was wierd. I'll try again and let you know.

Thanks in advance

Andre Hentz