Re: [Boost-build] installing generated sources

From: Fabien Chêne (fabien.chene_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-03-15 13:04:25

Phillip Seaver <phil_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Fabien Chêne wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm trying to install generated sources (hpp file and cpp file).
>> for exemple, using bison.jam, I would like to copy generated files in
>> other directories.
>>
>> I would like foo.hpp to be copied in ./include, foo.cpp to be copied
>> in ./src, and foo.yy not copied anywhere.
>> I also want libtoto to be installed in ./lib
>> I try something like that :
>>
>> ----------------
>> import bison ;
>>
>> lib toto
>> :
>> foo.yy
>> :
>> <location>include
>> ;
>>
>> install dist : toto 
>> :
>> #<install-dependencies>on <install-type>HPP <install-type>CPP
>> # ^ doesn't help
>> <location>lib
>> -----------------
>>
>> Unfortunately, foo.cpp and foo.hpp are copied in the same directory.
>> How can copy them in different directories ?
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> I haven't tested it, but would this work?
>
> install dist-hpp : toto
>     : <install-dependencies>on <install-type>HPP <location>include ;
>
> install dist-cpp : toto
>     : <install-dependencies>on <install-type>CPP <location>src ;
>
> install dist : toto
>     : <install-dependencies>on <install-type>LIB <location>lib ;

Thanks for your answer,

I like this syntax, but, unfortunately, it doesn't work for me :-( 
It only installs the library, not the CPP and HPP files.  Any ideas
about what's going wrong ?

Thanks,

-- 
Fab