[Boost-build] building deb-packages using boost-build

Subject: [Boost-build] building deb-packages using boost-build
From: Hylke (boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-04-28 11:12:06

hi all,

I am trying to build packages (ubuntu .deb files) for my software.
Currently i do this from a Makefile: (simplified)

install: dependencies
        (long list of custom steps here to copy binaries, create directories, prepare configs, etc)

package: 
        STAGEDIR=`mktemp -d` && \
        $(MAKE) PREFIX=$${STAGEDIR} install && \
        ./make_a_package.sh $${STAGEDIR}

So, make a temporary directory, call the 'install' rule, and finalise
it. How would i go about using bjam/boost-build to do something similar?

Regards,
Hylke

ps.
I would like to get a general answer, on what approach to take, but i tried this:

rule makedeb ( pkgname : sources )
{
        local stagedir = [ SHELL "echo -n `mktemp -d`" ] ;
        install unusedname : sources : <location>$(stagedir)/bin ;
}
actions makedeb
{
        (long list of custom steps here)
}
makedeb mypackagename : binaries ;

Somehow my 'actions' do not get called. I am probably missing something obvious.