Re: [Boost-build] Question about using condition in bjam

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Question about using condition in bjam
From: Carfield Yim (carfield_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-08-25 22:45:41

Thanks a lot, the syntax error are fixed now. However, in fact it cannot use 

if toolset = "gcc"

The determine if I am using GCC / SunCC, it just always go to "else" cases,
would you help to point how can I determine if I am using GCC or not?

Matthew Chambers-3 wrote:
> 
> If you see an error like that it generally means you missed a delimiter 
> or messed up the spacing. Spaces are required between all tokens:
> 
> if toolset = "gcc" { } else { }
> 
> -Matt
> 
> 
> Carfield Yim wrote:
>> I know it is very basic, but I figure it out when reading manual. Say
>> my project need to compile on GCC and Sun Studio, and for GCC it only
>> work for oracle 9 and for Sun Studio it work for oracle 10. I try to
>> have something like:
>>
>>
>>
>> if(toolset = "gcc"){
>>
>>     use-project /Oracle      : /oracle/9.2.0 ;
>>
>> }else{
>>
>>     use-project /Oracle      : / oracle/10.2.0 ;
>>
>> }
>>
>>
>>
>> But it complaint about
>>
>>
>>
>> ../../../Jamroot:33: syntax error at keyword :
>>
>>
>>
>> However from manual it look like it is suggesting syntax like that.
>> Would someone help to clarify?
>>   
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