Re: [Boost-build] sources with the same name

From: Phillip Seaver (phil_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-07-11 08:24:38

Artem Alimarine wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am new to the boost build system. The following problem bothers me. In 
> my project there are files with the same name in different directories.
> When I build the executable I write
>
> exe foo
>      : dir1/foo.cpp
>        dir2/foo.cpp
>        ...
>      ;
>
> The object files are put flat in the build directory. As the result one 
> of the foo.o overwrites the other and I get link errors.
>
> Creating a library for each subdir seems to be an overkill in this case.
> Is there a solution for this? Why does not the build directory reflect 
> the structure of the source directory to avoid such problems?
>
> Surely I am not the only one having this problem, but unfortunately 
> could find anything in the docs.
>
> Thanks,
> Artem

Multiple libs is the solution I went with for now.  I put a jam file in
each sub-directory to build a lib and then referenced it from the
parent.  A little annoying, but I set it up once and went on with my
work.  :->

There's an outstanding ticket on this issue: 
http://zigzag.cs.msu.su/boost.build/ticket/83

Phillip