Re: [Boost-build] Building lib from dll

From: Hugo Duncan (hugoduncan_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-11-25 15:25:54

Volodya,

> When reporting bug or problem, please always include a simple project  
> that can
> be used to reproduce the problem. It's much easier to just unpack  
> something,
> than reconstruct the project by copy-paste, especially if there's  
> something
> left out.

My apologies!

> Also, when facing any generators problems, the --debug-generators  
> options can
> be of big help.

Looks like I included enough of the --debug-generators output for you to  
solve the problem !

> My suggestion would be to create a generator class, and in its 'run'  
> method
> check that the passed 'name' is not empty. If not, it means it's invoked  
> at
> the top of target building process and should call the base run to  
> produce
> something. If 'name' is empty, it means it's invoked in the middle of  
> chain,
> and should return nothing.

Works a treat.  Many thanks.  Still haven't got my actions quite right,  
but that is another story.

Hugo