Re: [Boost-build] String processing

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] String processing
From: Gevorg Voskanyan (v_gevorg_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-05-13 02:41:24

Anthony Foglia wrote:
> In our Jamfiles, we usually have a rule of the form:

> install all
>   : OurExecutable
>   : <variant>release:<location>Release
>     <variant>debug:<location>Debug
>   ;

> Now I'm adding 
> another variant, "production", for what goes on our production machines.  
> The problem is that then running "bjam production all" gives and error that all 
> depends on itself.  I can fix this by adding a 
> <variant>production:<location>Production.  But it seems the 
> smarter trick is to replace the <variant>release:<location>Release 
> requirements with a <conditional> rule.

> Is there any documentation 
> of how to do string processing with boost build?  All I see are parameter 
> expansion modifier to convert text to all lower or all upper case.  I need 
> something to convert it a string to title case.

I'm not aware of any relevant documentation either, so I don't if there is a better way to do it, but this should get you started:

local x = release ;

import string : chars join ;
local x-chars = [ chars $(x) ] ;
local y = [ join $(x-chars[1]:U) $(x-chars[2-]) ] ;
echo $(y) ; # Prints "Release"
> -- Anthony Foglia

HTH,
Gevorg