Re: [jamboost] generating a cpp file with perl and no input

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-01 01:57:53

On Thursday 01 September 2005 03:18, Zhon Johansen wrote:
> I have a perl script that generates C++ test code that is to be used in
> the build. My make script looks like the following:
>
> test-runner.cpp: test-file.h
> perl make-test-runner -output test-runner.cpp

In V2:

make test-runner.cpp : test-file.h : make-test-runner ;
actions make-test-runner
{
perl make-test-runner -output $(<)
}

>
> test-runner.exe: test-runner.cpp
> echo build test-runner.exe

You can either use 'make' rule again, or

import testing ;
unit-test test-runner : test-runner.cpp ;

HTH,
Volodya

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Vladimir Prus
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