Re: [Boost-build] Copying targets

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Copying targets
From: Juraj Ivanèiæ (juraj.ivancic_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-05-26 07:09:33

On 26/5/2011 9:37, Udo Steinbach wrote:

> in a Jamfile I build several programs. Now I want to copy (on demand) all
> generated programs and dlls into one special directory OR to copy all
> allready built targets into that directory. E.g.
>     bjam --copyprogs prog1 prog4
> or
>     bjam prog2 prog3
>     bjam copyprograms
> whatever is easier.
> How do I do that? I have played around with the install rule and looked
> around in boosts Jamroot, but ahh phüüü... I have seen classes and generate
> and collecting targets, is all that really needed?

Jamfile:
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path-constant SPECIAL_DIR : "../special/dir" ;

lib myDLL : <whatever> ;
exe myEXE : <whatever> ;

install copyprograms : myDLL myEXE : <location>$(SPECIAL_DIR) ;

Command line:
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bjam copyprograms

HTH