Re: [jamboost] [BBv2] [bjam] Native response file support

From: Zbynek Winkler (zw-bjam_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-10-30 09:39:10

Reece Dunn wrote:

>The results of the discussion on the "[BBv2] fix for response file 
>regeneration" thread was to have builtin support for response files 
>using the @(...) syntax based on Matt Armstrong's perforce Jam branch.
>
>The bjam-response.diff patch adds @(...) syntax support for NT builds of 
>BJam. This is based on Matt's code but was written from scratch and is 
>improved from my initial submission. When you use @(...) the code (in 
>variable.c) expands the variables in the '...' to a temporary file and 
>then outputs the location of that file.
>
>The response.diff patch is the BBv2 changes needed for native response 
>file support. This removes the response file logic from common.jam and 
>modifies msvc.jam and cw.jam to use the new syntax.
> 
>
Cool!

The new builtin is enabled only for NT? IMHO it is generally useful to 
be able to output the contents of a variable to a file. It does not need 
to be only a response file for msvc or cw...

Zbynek

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