Re: [Boost-build] [Boost][build] Bjam ordering source $(>) list

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] [Boost][build] Bjam ordering source $(>) list
From: Juergen Hunold (juergen.hunold_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-06-26 05:53:18

Hi !

On Friday 26 June 2009 01:13:26 K. Noel Belcourt wrote:
> All these sources (and the sources in these dependencies) get lumped  
> into the $(>) variable that is passed into the link action.

Yes, that is what I found out, too.

> I guess what I'm wondering is why are all the exe (and dependent)  
> sources (object and libraries) lumped into $(>)?  Perhaps the follow-
> on question is: given that the objects and libraries in the exe rule  
> sources are all in $(>), can we apply a stable sort to $(>) so that  
> the objects precede the libraries while retaining the original  
> relative ordering.  This will help us on systems where we don't have  
> a multi-pass linker nor options like start / end group.
>
> Does that make any sense?

At least for me, yes.

I've encountered a similar problem while implementing response file support 
for gcc on windows. I ended up extrating the libs from $(>) and passing them 
to the build rule. Unfortunately, I have historical circular dependencies.
I attach the relevant part of my gcc.jam patch for completeness.

I would like to know more about building the sources of $(>), too.

Yours,

Jürgen
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