Re: [Boost-build] [python] Python build description

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] [python] Python build description
From: Belcourt, Kenneth (kbelco_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-07-13 16:58:11

Hi Volodya.

On Jul 13, 2010, at 1:40 PM, Vladimir Prus wrote:

>
> While the immediate point of the Python port and my sabbatical is to
> get Boost.Build internals converted to Python, while keeping Jam
> languange allowed to build description, it is becoming apparent that:
>
> - For complex build tasks, Python might be better. In particular,
> it's almost impossible to allow Jam modules to extend classes defined
> in Python, so any code that defines custom generator classes has
> to be Python
> - It's awkward to have build description split over two files in
> different language
>
> So, it seems reasonable to permit build description entirely in  
> Python.
> Like, if you have 'Jamfile', it's in Jam language, and if you have
> 'build.py', it's Python.
>
> However, existing Python based tool has straight-forward, but not
> too nice syntax. Does anybody have great ideas how a build description
> in Python can look a little bit declarative, or nicer that plain
> sequence of function calls?

You might like at waf for some ideas on python based build systems.

http://code.google.com/p/waf/

-- Noel