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

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] [python] Python build description
From: Stefan Seefeld (seefeld_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-07-14 15:38:25

On 07/14/2010 03:28 PM, Spencer E. Olson wrote:
> On Wednesday 14 July 2010 13:21, Steven Watanabe wrote:
>    
>> AMDG
>>
>> Stefan Seefeld wrote:
>>      
>>> On 07/14/2010 02:50 PM, Spencer E. Olson wrote:
>>>        
>>>> --------------------------------- pyJam Example
>>>> -------------------------
>>>> in python (as per the example stuff in my earlier email), you have:
>>>> <<<<<<<<   Jamroot.py>>>>>>>>
>>>> from build import *
>>>> project('/myApp',
>>>>     define('PROJECT_NAME=myApp'),
>>>> );
>>>>          
>>> why not
>>>
>>>    define(PROJECT_NAME="myApp")
>>>
>>>   (i.e., use actual assignment or keyword arguments, rather than an
>>> assignment embedded in a string) ?
>>>        
> Seems reasonable enough--and cleaner too.   The define command could accept
> both normal arguments and keyword args as well such as
>    def define(*args, **kwargs):
>
> Perhaps you could have:
>      define('SIMPLEDEF', 'DEF2', FOO='bar', OTHER=0x8, YETANOTHER='help')
> to get
>     -DSIMPLEDEF -DDEF2 -DFOO=bar -DOTHER=0x8 -DYETANOTHER=help
>
>    
>> I think a string is probably better since that allows
>> things like define("BOOST_ALL_NO_LIB") as well.
>> Also, I don't really like relying on the fact that all
>> preprocessor macros are also valid python identifiers.
>>
>> In Christ,
>> Steven Watanabe
>>      
> The above interface allows for either approach.
>    

Yes, I like that.

     Stefan

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