Re: [Boost-build] CVS: boost/tools/build/v2/tools gcc.jam, 1.68, 1.69 msvc.jam, 1.76, 1.77 rc.jam, 1.8, 1.9

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-04-05 05:08:51

On Wednesday 05 April 2006 09:36, Rene Rivera wrote:
> Update of /cvsroot/boost/boost/tools/build/v2/tools
> In directory
> sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv24090/tools/build/v2/tools
>
> Modified Files:
> 	gcc.jam msvc.jam rc.jam
> Log Message:
> Add support for toolset specific resource compiler tool. Make gcc toolset
> configure a resource compiler if available, and optionally can be user
> configured. This allows the use of RC files with MinGW and CGYWIN. MSVC
> minor adjustment to changed name of RC rule.

> +
> +    #~ - The resource compiler.
> +    local rc =
> +        [ common.get-invocation-command gcc
> +            : windres : [ feature.get-values <rc> : $(options) ] : $(bin)
> : PATH ] ; +    local rc-type =
> +        [ feature.get-values <rc-type> : $(options) ] ;
> +    rc-type ?= windres ;
> +    rc.configure $(rc) : $(condition) : <rc-type>$(rc-type) ;

Rene, with this patch you'll get:

   warning: toolset gcc initialization: can't find tool windres

on a vanilla Linux system, becase 'common.get-invocation-command' checks if 
the tool exists. Maybe, this logic should be activated only on NT/CYGWIN?

- Volodya