Re: [Boost-build] Anybody implemented dtrace?

From: Jurko Gospodnetić (jurko.gospodnetic_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-03-26 03:15:08

   Hi Alex.

> Here's an example of dtrace usage, which makes me copletely confused as to how 
> to implement this in bjam!!
> 
> cc -c src1.c
> cc -c src2.c
> ...
> dtrace -G -32 -s myserv.d src1.o src2.o ...
> cc -o myserv myserv.o src1.o src2.o ...

   Do not know what 'dtrace' is and do not have the time to play around 
with this, but here's the first thing that pops to mind...

   At first glace seems similar to how regular link generators 
implemented. Why not implement a ( .d, .obj ) ==> ( whatever dtrace 
produces ) generator similar to how link generators are implemented and 
then simply build those targets that dtrace builds?

   Would that work?

   One possible problem with this is if 'dtrace' actually modifies .o 
files in-place. In that case I guess one would need to define new target 
type for 'dtrace modified obj files' and somehow tell Boost Build to use 
those targets for linking instead of 'raw' ones. But if this is the case 
then I'd really have to play around with this to get some more insight...

   Hope this helps.

   Best regards,
     Jurko Gospodnetić