Re: [Boost-build] always exec a make rule

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] always exec a make rule
From: Gevorg Voskanyan (v_gevorg_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-02-02 02:28:46

Boris Schaeling wrote:
> On Tue, 01 Feb 2011 21:56:43 +0100, Oliver Kowalke <oliver.kowalke_at_[hidden]>  
>wrote:
> 
> > Am 01.02.2011 21:40, schrieb Gevorg Voskanyan:
> >>  Oliver Kowalke wrote:
> >>> a Jamfile cotnains a make  rule
> >>> 
> >>> ...
> >>> make  xyz.hpp
> >>>       : xyz_header
> >>>       : @copy-xyz_header
> >>> 
> >>> how can I  achieve  that the make rule will always executed before
> >>> 
> >>> test-suite "xyz"  :
> >>>      [  run test_xyz.cpp ]
> >>>      ;
> >>> 
> >>> ?
> >>> I didn't  found a solution in the build  docu (I assume that 'xyz.hpp' must 
>be
> >>> made as  dependecy  for test-suite  'xyz').
> >>> 
> >>>  regards,
> >>> Oliver
> >> 
> >> test-suite "xyz"  :
> >>       [ run test_xyz.cpp ]
> >>        :<dependency>xyz.hpp
> >>       ;
> > 
> > test_xyz.cpp is compiled before 'make xyz.hpp' is executed
> 
> As  that's the signature from testing.jam:
> 
> rule run ( sources + : args * :  input-files * : requirements * : target-name ? 
>: default-build * )
> 
> maybe  this works
> 
> make xyz.hpp : xyz_header : @copy-xyz_header ;
> run  test_xyz.cpp : : : <dependency>xyz.hpp : test_xyz ;
> test-suite xyz :  test_xyz  ;
> 
> ?
> 
> Boris

Yes. Or you could still have it inline like this:

test-suite "xyz"  :
      [ run test_xyz.cpp : : : <dependency>xyz.hpp ]
      ;

Gevorg