Re: [Boost-build] Run a program on anything

From: Andrew McDonald (andrew.mcdonald_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-01-26 05:48:27

hi

look in

boost/tools/build/v2/test/generators-test/extra.jam

andrew

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))  Von: boost-build-bounces_at_[hidden]
))  [mailto:boost-build-bounces_at_[hidden]]Im Auftrag von Renaud Lepere
))  Gesendet: Donnerstag, 26. Januar 2006 11:38
))  An: Boost.Build developer's and user's list
))  Betreff: Re: [Boost-build] Run a program on anything
))
))
))  Hi
))  > > > I would like to be able to run a perl script that
))  > converts binary files
))  > > > (images, in this case) into source files you can include in your
))  > > > project.  I'd rather not introduce new target types for
))  > each extension.
))  > > > What's the best way to go about this?
))  > > The 'make' rule.
))  >
))  > Could you please give an example of how to use the make rule
))  > to run an external
))  > script on some src file to create a target?
))
))  I had a similar problem as you recently, i needed to generate
))  an svnrev.h
))  file with an external tool called svnrev. Here is the solution
))
))  make svnrev.h : main.cpp gui.cpp gui.h storage.cpp storage.h : svnrev ;
))  actions svnrev
))  {
))   	svnrev -o$(<) $(>)
))  }
))
))  I found a little documentation on the 'make' rule here
))  http://www.crystalclearsoftware.com/cgi-bin/boost_wiki/wiki.pl?B
oost.Build_V2/UsingStandardGenerators

Renaud

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