Re: [Boost-build] Install arbitrary files?

From: Kostas Kostiadis (kos_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-12-11 07:17:29

I'm having similar trouble trying to install an executable together with the
data that it needs...
Say we have myApp.exe and data.xml and we want them both to be installed in
./bin

If I do:

install  ./bin : myApp data.xml
                 : <install-dependencies>on <install-type>EXE
                 ;

It only installs myApp.exe (and ignores data.xml).
If I do

install ./bin : data.xml ;

It quite happily does "common.copy bin\data.xml"

If I have 2 "install ./bin" lines (i.e.

install  ./bin : myApp
                 : <install-dependencies>on <install-type>EXE
                 ;

install ./bin : data.xml ;

As you'd exepct it gives the following error:
error: No best alternative for ././bin
    next alternative: required properties: (empty)
        matched
    next alternative: required properties: (empty)
        matched

Any idea how I can install my EXE together with the data it needs?

Cheers,
Kos

-----Original Message-----
From: boost-build-bounces_at_[hidden]
[mailto:boost-build-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Vladimir Prus
Sent: 06 December 2006 05:54
To: Boost.Build developer's and user's list
Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Install arbitrary files?

On Wednesday 06 December 2006 05:40, Deane Yang wrote:
> In the documentation of Boost Build v2 (specifically,
> 
>
http://boost.sourceforge.net/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/tasks/installing.htm
l
> 
> )
> 
> it states that the install rule can be used to install built target and 
> arbitrary files. But I can't find any explanation for how to install an 
> arbitrary file that does not correspond to any target type. For example, 
>   a *.txt file. Can someone tell me how to do this?

It would have helped if you provide a example project that does not work.
The following Jamroot
works fine for me:

        install dist : a.txt ;

- Volodya
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