[Boost-build] Copy and rename file in install rule

Subject: [Boost-build] Copy and rename file in install rule
From: Anthony Foglia (AFoglia_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-02-25 11:15:59

Is there a way to have an install rule copy and rename a source file?

We've been using the <source> dependency in install rules to copy 
configurations, and I'd like to add our wrapper scripts to the list of 
copied files as well.  Currently our layout

project-dir (under a Jamroot in the top level)
   example_program.cpp
   run.py

Our bjam rules install the compiled example_program in a directory 
depending on the variant.  (Debug for debug, Release for release, etc.)

Currently the run scripts just check every possible variant directory 
(in a given order), or only some, and use the executable in that.  If I 
move the run script into the install directory, I can avoid that logic. 
  The drawback is that it won't work in the original location.  To avoid 
breaking code dependent on this, and to make the change obvious, I would 
like to name the checked in version run.py.in, and rename it to run.py 
on install.

Any suggestions how to go about this?

-- 
Anthony Foglia
Princeton Consultants
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