Re: [Boost-build] Building a program and then using it in a make rule

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-03-07 03:55:03

On Sunday 05 March 2006 20:10, Phillip Seaver wrote:
> I've got this so far in my jamfile:
>
> exe dftables : dftables.c ;
> make chartables.c : : dftables : <dependency>dftables ;
> actions dftables
> {
>     dftables $(<)
> }
>
> It works except that the dftables program isn't in the path.  How would
> I get the path for the program in there?  Using a generator seems like
> overkill because it's only done in one place on one file.

The simple way is just:

  exe dftables : dftables.c ;
  make chartables.c : dftables : dftables ;
  actions dftables
  {
      $(>) $(<)
 }

That is, get the executable into the list of sources for your 'make' rule 
invocation.

HTH,
Volodya