Re: [Boost-build] Custom clean target

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Custom clean target
From: Alexander Sack (pisymbol_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-10-17 12:58:26

On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 3:00 PM, Alexander Sack <pisymbol_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> 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
>

I'm gong to assume the answer is no on all fronts?  So the work around
would be to create a custom target to do the dirty work? (that's fine,
I'm just asking).

-aps