Re: [Boost-build] Question about SHELL command

From: Rene Rivera (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-08-03 02:15:49

Vladimir Prus wrote:
> 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   

And also...

http://www.boost.org/doc/html/jam/language.html#jam.language.rules
http://www.boost.org/doc/html/jam/language.html#jam.language.rules.builtins.utility

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