Re: [Boost-build] [bbv2] creating a main rule and respectingexplicit

From: Renaud Lepere (renaud.lepere_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-06 09:28:13

> > I'm trying to make a specific install rule, and i want to call
> > this install rule in all my project.
> >
> > rule my-install ( install-name : project-name )
> > {
> >     install $(install-name)-bin : $(project-name)
> >     install $(install-name)/lib : $(project-name)
> > }
> 
> You can use this:
> 
>   install $(install-name)/bin : ........... ;
>   explicit $(install-name)/bin ;
> 
>   alias $(install-name) : $(install-name)/bin ;
> 
> Then, using explicit in $(install-name) will have the usual 
> effect. The code 
> you've shown above won't work since you don't define any target named 
> $(install-name).
> 

It is nearly ok ... but i still have a smammproblem, i have defined
rule myinstall ( install-name : project-name )
{
    install $(install-name)-bin : $(project-name) ...
    explicit $(install-name)-bin $(install-name)-lib ; 
    alias $(install-name) : $(install-name)-bin $(install-name)-lib ;
}
in my jamfile and call myinstall rule in the same jamfile it is ok 

myinstall install-abo : abo ;
explicit install-abo ;

but i defined myinstall rule in jamroot (to factorize it among other projects),
it does not work anymore and the installation is always done. Is there 
an important thing i missed ? 

Thanks
Renaud.