Re: [Boost-build] toolset specific sources with v1?

From: Rene Rivera (grafik.list_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-04-01 13:20:18

Roland Schwarz wrote:
> Rene Rivera wrote:
>> You can only change the sources at target declaration time. Which means 
>> that the only kind of choices you can make are not based toolset, but 
>> could be based on the running platform.
> 
> After having read through the sources I almost assumed this.
> 
>> For more complicated test you would write your own rule.
> 
> By adding an additional
> DEPENDS all : toolset-lib ;
> I assume? Seems a hard way to go, if this would work anyways.

Nope :-) I meant if you want something more complicated than the single 
value check that "cond" and "unless" provide you could write your own rule:

rule my_sources ( )
{
   switch $(OS)
   {
     case Linux* : return source_linux.cpp ;
     case *BSD: return source_bsd.cpp ;
   }
}

And use that instead of cond.

> Since you did not comment on my second question about the requirements 
> to still support version 1 Jamfiles, do you know the proper place to 
> ask? Should I rather post this question to the devel list?

Yes, the devel list is the place to ask... Make sure to address it as a 
1.34 release question. The release manager, Thomas, and Dave are the 
likely people that you want the answer from.

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