Re: [Boost-build] [PythonPort] flags argument of bjam.register_action

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-17 02:58:29

On Saturday 12 July 2008 22:47:54 Steven Watanabe wrote:
> AMDG
> 
> After some poking around in the bjam source, I've finally figured
> out that this argument represents the action modifiers piecemeal, 
> updated, &c.
> 
> How should these be made available to python?
> The most consistent way, would be to take a list
> of the string used by bjam, for instance
> 
> engine.register_action('gcc.archive',
>                        '"$(.AR)" $(AROPTIONS) rc "$(<)" "$(>)"',
>                        function=gcc_archive,
>                        flags=['piecemeal'])

I think this is the most reasonable way, indeed.

- Volodya