Re: [Boost-build] target names

From: Andrej van der Zee (mavdzee_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-04-22 21:43:15

Yes they do. Your example will generate the .a suffix
for static libs only for the gcc-toolset. 
Greets,
Andrej

--- Dave Rahardja <drahardja_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Do those statements take precedence over the
> tool-specific versions in each
> tool's jamfile? e.g.
> 
> type.set-generated-target-suffix STATIC_LIB :
> <toolset>gcc : a ;
> 
> -dr 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: boost-build-bounces_at_[hidden] 
> > [mailto:boost-build-bounces_at_[hidden]] On
> Behalf Of 
> > Andrej van der Zee
> > Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 9:41 AM
> > To: Boost.Build developer's and user's list
> > Subject: Re: [Boost-build] target names
> > 
> > In the meanwhile I found the following ways to
> > override the default naming conventions:
> > 
> > import type ;
> > type.set-generated-target-prefix SHARED_LIB : : ""
> ;
> > type.set-generated-target-suffix EXE : : exe ;
> > 
> > Greets,
> > Andrej
> > 
> > 
> > --- Dave Rahardja <drahardja_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: boost-build-bounces_at_[hidden] 
> > > > [mailto:boost-build-bounces_at_[hidden]]
> On
> > > Behalf Of 
> > > > Andrej van der Zee
> > > > Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 2:25 AM
> > > > To: boost-build_at_[hidden]
> > > > Subject: [Boost-build] target names
> > > > 
> > > > Hi,
> > > > 
> > > > I am new to bjam and now I am struggling with
> the
> > > > names of targets. I want to build an
> exe-target
> > > with a
> > > > dot in its name ("name.ext"). For example, if
> I do
> > > the
> > > > following:
> > > > 
> > > > exe name.ext
> > > >   : [ glob *.cpp ]
> > > >   ;
> > > > 
> > > > It creates an executable called "name" instead
> of
> > > > "name.ext".
> > > > 
> > > > Also, I want to build an Apache module (a
> shared
> > > > library) that is called "mod_name.so". When I
> use
> > > > something like this:
> > > > 
> > > > lib mod_name
> > > >   : [ glob *.cpp ]
> > > >   ;
> > > > 
> > > > It prepends "lib" to the name.
> > > > 
> > > > Is there anyway to have more control over the
> > > target
> > > > names? How can I fix this?
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > 
> > > > Andrej
> > > 
> > > You can't. The target naming conventions are
> > > controlled by the tool
> > > definitions. You need to modify those
> definitions to
> > > get what you need.
> > > 
> > > -dr
> > > 
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