Re: [Boost-build] Using a generator directly in the sources?

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Using a generator directly in the sources?
From: Boris Schaeling (boris_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-08-26 18:25:32

On Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:14:05 +0200, Steven Watanabe <watanabesj_at_[hidden]>  
wrote:

> [...]
>> If there is no file my.generator bjam complains even if the file  
>> extension .generator is registered? Just want to make sure I don't give  
>> a wrong advice to a developer who asked me. :-)
>
> I'm not sure what you would expect this to do.

He wanted the generator to return filenames based on the basename (like  
my.cpp and my.h for my.generator). But I'll talk to him tomorrow again to  
better understand the problem.

Boris