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

From: John Dillan (demised_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-01-13 21:15:29

Hi Phillip,

That did the trick!  Thanks so much!

--Mike

On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:28:11 -0800, Phillip Seaver <phil_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> 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
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