Re: [jamboost] [BBv2] [msvc] response files

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-27 03:24:02

On Tuesday 27 September 2005 12:08, Reece Dunn wrote:
> If msvc fails to compile a source file, the RSP file is not deleted.

Well, this is by design. You probably need to look at the options in RSP 
files, since they can be related to compile failure.

> Therefore, if you change the Jamfile settings that alters the RSP file
> contents, those changes aren't picked up.
>
> This is because the:
>
> $(.CL) ... && del file.rsp
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> does not get executed if $(.CL) fails.

Well, this is a problem indeed. So far, no good solution exists.

- Volodya

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