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Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Running external command and assign the output to a variable
From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-04-07 12:42:49


On Tuesday 07 April 2009 20:37:47 Sherwood Hu wrote:
> Is it possible under bjam?
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> Basically I'd like to run an external shell command and assign its
> output to a variable. Like this in bash:
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> My_var = `uname -n`

Yes, see:

        http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.build/19828

- Volodya


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