Re: [Boost.build v2 (1.32.0)] Writing an extension for LEIF (XSD to C++ Class Ge

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-07-15 10:42:17

Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> writes:

> On Wednesday 13 July 2005 15:38, greg_sylvain wrote:
>> Thanks for the reply. Sorry for the mis-direct posting.
>>
>> LEIF's xsd2cpp tool generates a C++ class for each xsd:complexType
>> defined
>> in the XSD schema. Accordingly, you can get a lot of classes from a
>> single schema file. All of the class files have a respective '.h'
>> header file for a respective implentation file ('.cpp').
>>
>> In addition, the tool can take a configuration file that can re-map
>> any complexType element names to the respective C++ class name you
>> desire. For instance, all of our complexTypes are spelled out in
>> lower case and underscores, while our C++ class names use Hungarian
>> notation of mixed case class names. That it, the XSD complexType
>> ruleset_directive is remaped to become the C++ class RulesetDirective.
>
> This complicates matters quite a bit! 
>
> At the moment:
> 1. Boost.Build should know the list of sources to compile before running the 
> first command.
> 2. Boost.Build cannot extract anything from source files.

The SHELL and/or INCLUDE mechanisms could potentially help.

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Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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