Re: [Boost-build] Question about SHELL command

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-08-03 02:10:54

Chris Stankevitz wrote:

> 
> Boost.Jam  Version 3.1.13. OS=LINUX.
> 
> Question:
> How do I store the result of a shell command to a
> variable?
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Chris
> 
> PS: The following does not work:
> 
> # Jamfile
> WXFLAGS = SHELL("wx-config --cppflags") ;

This is not the syntax use to call a rule. The right
syntax is documented at:

        http://boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/advanced.html#bbv2.advanced.jam_language

And the SHELL specifically is documented in:

        http://boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/faq/external.html   

- Volodya