Re: [Boost-build] Library Dependencies (n00b question)

From: Phillip Seaver (phil_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-01-13 20:28:11

demised wrote:
> Hey all, 
>
> I am trying to create a library that depends on a large number of other
> library files.  In Visual Studio, I simply specify all the libraries like
> so: ../dependencies/libs/*.a 
>
> In the Jamfile, I am simulating that like this: 
>
> lib dependencies : 
>         : <file>$(env)/custom/lib1.a 
>                 <file>$(env)/custom/lib2.a 
>                 <file>$(env)/custom/lib3.a 
> # and so on... 
>         ; 
>
> Is there any way I can do a glob command instead?  The other option I tried
> was to simply provide a <linkflag> option to my library, but that didn't
> work either. 
>
> Any ideas? 
>
> Thanks! 
>
> ---Mike
>   

How about this?

    local mydeps = [ glob $(env)/custom/lib*.a ] ;
    lib dependencies :
        : <file>$(mydeps)
    ;

Because of the way Jam works, that will get expanded to 
"<file>$(env)/custom/lib1.a <file>$(env)/custom/lib2.a ..."  As far as I 
know, you have to use a variable, because "<file>[ glob 
$(env)/custom/lib*.a ]" won't work the same way.

Phillip