Re: [Boost-build] Custom clean target

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Custom clean target
From: Alexander Sack (pisymbol_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-10-15 15:00:01

On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 2:44 PM, Vladimir Prus
<vladimir_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Alexander Sack wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 12:30 PM, Vladimir Prus
>> <vladimir_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>> Alexander Sack wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello (again):
>>>>
>>>> Is there a way to extend the clean rule for various targets?  I need
>>>> added cleanup when I do "bjam --clean" etc.  Do I have to make a
>>>> separate target to do the dirty work or is there a way to extend the
>>>> built-in clean target?
>>>
>>> Can you tell what extra actions you have to do in clean?
>>
>> Clean generated side files from a special tool I invoked via a make or
>> notfile target or even a custom generator class.
>
> A custom generator class should accurately report what files it has produced.
> And if it does, those files will be cleaned just fine.
>
>> But regardless
>> Vladimir, don't you think this is a reasonable request?  :D
>
> Well, "I need added cleanup" is not actually a request, because I don't know
> what exactly you mean.
>
> 1. Do you want --clean to remove some files, that are known to be located
> as specific directories, or:

Yes

> 2. You want to specify that a certain target (like make), may produce additional
> files, in the same directory as main result, and those files, if present, must
> be cleaned, or:

Yes

> 3. You want arbitrary code to be executed on --clean?

Yes

So all of the above that's why its a generic question.  I guess my
first though was the third question which is how to extend clean to
execute my own clean rule that can do whatever.  I think that seems
reasonable no?

-aps