Re: [Boost-build] Trying to write RVCT support

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-06-07 03:32:06

Michael Marcin wrote:

>  Hello,
>  
> Our development toolchain was changed because of external conditions from
> a reasonably fast CodeWarrior based build process to a windows batch file
> + perl + make voodoo process which is horribly slow (a trivial change to 1
> cpp file + compile takes ~10 minutes).
>  
> I'm trying to quickly implement BBv2 support for armcc and armlink for
> RVCT 2.2 sp1 (as well as for the OS and standard library our platform uses
> but first thing is first).
>  
> I tried hacking a few of the files in the v2/tools directory and borland
> seemed to be the simplest so I started from it.
>  
> I've attached what I've been able to come up with so far.
>  
> Trying to compile a test project gives:
>  
> C:\Code\ngi_bbv2\audioex\projects\bbv2>bjam toolset=rvct
>  C:/Code/ngi_bbv2/boost_build/v2/kernel\modules.jam:66: in modules.call-in
>  rule rvct.link unknown in module rvct.

Sure enough. You have this:

        generators.register-linker rvct.link : OBJ SEARCHED_LIB STATIC_LIB IMPORT_LIB : EXE : <toolset>rvct ;

which basically say: "to produce EXE", use action/rule pair called "rvct.link".
You can read more about action/rule pairs at the bottom of
generators.register-linker rvct.link : OBJ SEARCHED_LIB STATIC_LIB IMPORT_LIB : EXE : <toolset>rvct ;

However, you don't have any action name 'link' in your rvct.jam. While borland.jam has
something like:

        actions link
        {
            $(.set-path)$(.root:W)$(.old-path) "$(CONFIG_COMMAND)" -v -q $(OPTIONS) -L"$(LIBRARY_PATH:W)" -L"$(STDLIBPATH:W)" -e"$(<[1]:W)" @"@($(<[1]:W).rsp:E=$(nl)"$(>)" $(nl)$(LIBRARIES) $(nl)"$(LIBRARY_OPTION)$(FINDLIBS_ST:S=.lib)" $(nl)"$(LIBRARY_OPTION)$(FINDLIBS_SA:S=.lib)")"
        }

you don't have anything like that. Basically, you did not say what command should be used
for linking. I presume you've just forgot to add that.

- Volodya