Re: [Boost-build] Problem with custom generators

From: Rene Rivera (grafik.list_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-11-06 12:23:13

Reece Dunn wrote:
> action bundle
> {
>     $(BUNDLER) ... @($(TMPFILE):S=.lst:E=$(nl)"$(<)")
> }
> 
> The @(...) is the new response file logic...
>    $(TMPFILE)  -- generate a temporary file (don't care what it's called)
>    :S=.lst     -- make it have the .lst extension (i.e. it matches *.lst)
>    :E=         -- set the content of the file to...
>    $(nl)"$(<)" -- a list of newline separated source files
> 
> the @(...) will expand to the name of the file, e.g. /tmp/jam124890.lst.

Minor correction... it would be @($(TMPFILE:S=.lst):E=$(nl)"$(<)") -- 
Note the ":S=.lst" inside the TMPFILE var expansion.

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