Re: [Boost-build] [BBv2][msvc] "<install-type>SHARED_LIB" installs DEF files along with DLLs

From: Reece Dunn (msclrhd_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-11-16 02:53:02

Alexey Pakhunov wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I have the following jam file:
> 
> ------
> lib core
>      :
>          ...
>      :
>          <link>shared
>          <def-file>core.def
>      ;
> 
> install dist
>      :
>          core
>      :
>          <location>bin
>          <install-type>SHARED_LIB
>          <install-dependencies>on
>      ;
> ------

The following:

-----
exe hello
   :
     hello.cpp
   :
     <def-file>hello.def
   ;

install dist
   :
     hello
   :
     <install-type>EXE
     <install-dependencies>on
   ;
-----

Also picks up hello.def. The def file is pulled in because of:

    rule link.dll ( targets + : sources * : properties * )
    {
        DEPENDS $(<) : [ on $(<) return $(DEF_FILE) ] ;
    }

we somehow need to associate the def-file with a DEF_FILE type so that 
it isn't given the EXE or SHARED_LIB type. However, I don't know how to 
do this.

- Reece