Re: [Boost-build] Can I "overrule" duplicate target errors?

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-03-20 10:11:31

Roland Schwarz wrote:

> When specifying an install target one must make sure that
> the target file name is unique. E.g. for libraries this
> usually is accomplished with the <tag> feature.
> 
> I ran into the problem that my target names must be the
> same altough they come from different build variants.
> 
> So my question:
> Is there a way to specify that I don't care which of
> the versions will make the finally installed file?
> I just must make sure there is one at least.
> 
> Background: As having posted in another mail I end up
> having "different" *.hpp files, output from a code
> generator. Their difference however is only because
> unrelevant features cause the files to go into different
> directories. The codegenerator does not make any use
> of the features.

Have the codegenerator strip irrelevant features.

The generator.generated-targets presently uses the full property
set when creating the action instance. If your generator
does not use any properties, you can just override
generated-targets, and pass property-set.empty to the action.

It requires that you define your own generator class. This
is not hard, though, the extender manual has an example.

- Volodya