Re: [Boost-build] Feature does not create folder

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Feature does not create folder
From: Juergen Hunold (juergen.hunold_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-12-10 11:20:37

Hi ! 

On Wednesday 10 December 2008 15:35:24 Templie Cédric wrote:

> In my jamfile I have:
> local domainCryptoFiles = [ glob
> ./$(DOMAIN)/$(CRYPTOGRAPHY_ENGINE)/*.cpp ] ;
>
> This works quite fine, even if it is maybe not the optimized solution
> (BTW if another, better way to proceed exists, I will be glad to know :))

Sometimes "glob" is the right solution ;-))

> My problem is when I decide to build for 2 Domains, one after the other,
> the results are simply overwritten in build path
> (msvc-8.0/release/threading-multi)

This is expected behaviour for current release. This has been fixed in trunk.
Can you please state the Boost version you are using next time ?

> In order to overcome that problem, I have tried to use features like that:
>
> # Feature declaration
> feature domain : Domain1 Domain2 ;
> feature cryptoengine : Crypto1 Crypto2 ;
>
> #Feature usage (either in project or target requirements)
> <domain>$(DOMAIN) <cryptoengine>$(CRYPTOGRAPHY_ENGINE)

Well,  I don't like it.

> I though that folders would be created using features, but it is not the
> case.

No, not for ordinary features.

> What have I done wrong ?

make the features at least "propagated" and maybe "symmetric" if you always 
want the path append (non-symmetric features have "default" value which is 
omitted).

> Thanks in advance  for answers.

Hope this helps,

Yours,

Jürgen
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