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

From: Motonari Ito (motonarii_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-05-29 12:27:19

Hi Volodya,

> > ##########################
> > # 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.

Yes. 

Thank you very much, Volodya.