Re: [Boost-build] __BASE_FILE__ on msvc?

From: Rene Rivera (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-10-17 12:28:58

Emil Dotchevski wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'd like to define a lib target such that in its usage requirements, it adds 
> a preprocessor define (through -D) when lanuching the msvc compiler, which 
> expands to the name of the .cpp file being compiled, similarly to 
> __BASE_FILE__ on gcc.
> 
> The end result I need is this: when a header file of the said library is 
> included in a cpp from another location, the library header file gets the 
> name of the including cpp.
> 
> Is there an easy way to do this? Note that __BASE_FILE__ is not supported by 
> msvc.

I'm assuming that you want the define to change for each file compiled 
in the library target?

The only global way I can think of would be to make your own CPP->OBJ 
generator that adds the define. Other than that would be hand specifying 
each source object compile and add defines for each one (very tedious I 
would think).

Volodya may have a more detailed answer ;-)

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