Re: [Boost-build] [BBv2] Patch, review needed - support of Microsoft .idl files for MSVC

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-11-23 03:15:36

Hi Alexey,
> Reece Dunn wrote:
> > I think it is when you have another IDL file dependant on the first (see
> > rabbit3.zip) - that is essentially the only thing I didn't try with your
> > rabbit example.
>
> Aha! I found it. midl.exe does not always create 'xxx_proxy.c' and
> 'xxx_dlldata.c' files. This behavior depends on contents of an .idl
> file. So now I just create these files if midl.exe doesn't.

Applied, thanks!

There are two tweaks that better be made:

- Add comment explaining the reason for "touch" commands.
- Move "file-touch-command" to "common.jam". It already has
  "file-creation-command" so this one will be a good
  companion.

Thanks,
Volodya