Re: [Boost-build] How to pass output filename generated by <tag> to another rule?

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-05-26 02:53:02

On Saturday 26 May 2007 00:43, Motonari Ito wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I just found my Outlook was configured to use HTML mail which may have
> prevented you from reading this. I'm very sorry for this.
> 
> --------------------------
> Hello,
> 
> Let's say, you have an executable (foo.exe) and DLL (bar.dll). In debug
> build, the DLL is renamed to "bar-d.dll" (See List-1). Now, the
> executable wants to LoadLibrary() the DLL. (See List-2). Is it possible
> to pass the actual DLL filename to foo.exe so that foo.exe can load the
> correct DLL for release / debug builds?
> 
> 
> ##########################
> # List-1
> ##########################
> import virtual-target : add-prefix-and-suffix ;
> 
> rule rename ( name : type ? : property-set ) {
>     local postfix ;
>     local properties = [ $(property-set).raw ] ;
>     if <variant>debug in $(properties) { postfix += d ; }
>     
>     local result = $(name)-$(postfix:J=-) ;
>     
>     return [ add-prefix-and-suffix $(result) : $(type) : $(property-set)
> ] ; }
> 
> lib bar : bar.cpp
>         : <tag>@rename
>           <link>shared
> ;
> 
> exe foo : foo.cpp
>         : <define>FOO_FILENAME=????
> ;

So, you want to pass this value at compile time? This might be tricky,
let me think about this for a while.

- Volodya