Re: [jamboost] Re: .OUT extension instead of .EXE (Was:multiple steps when linking with a new t

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-11-13 04:37:56

On Friday 12 November 2004 21:46, Van Nguyen wrote:
> --- In jamboost_at_[hidden], Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_c...> wrote:
> > This is already wrong, no code in tools/* should even peek at ARGV
>
> except for
>
> > checking debugging options. This won't work when two toolsets are
>
> required.
> [snip]
>
> What I did with the hack was totally dumb! Thanks for the help. I
> fixed it simply by added a new line in my ccsimpc.jam file
> type.set-generated-target-suffix EXE : <toolset>ccsimpc : out ;

Great. I've expanded 

http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/extending/targets.html

to avoid misleading anybody else.

> > some specific fixes there.
>
> This is, again, because of the bad hack consequence. I tried "bjam
> toolset=ccsimpc" and the build broke, that's why I thought I'd have to
> change those files. It's working well now with the proper suffix set.

Ok, I see.

> Thanks so much for your time.

Glad I was able to help.

- Volodya