Re: [Boost-build] selecting the assembler

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] selecting the assembler
From: Oliver Kowalke (oliver.kowalke_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-03-06 06:46:07

Am 05.03.2012 18:44, schrieb Bruno Santos:
> Of the top of my head you have two options:
>
> 1- Use the *make* rule:
>
> make target : source : @masm ;
>
> actions masm
> {
> 	masm "$(>)" -o "$(<)"
> }

make asm/fcontext_i386_ms_pe_masm.asm : asm/fcontext_i386_ms_pe_masm.o : 
@masm
actions masm
{
     ml.exe "$(>)" -o "$(<)"
}

does not find the the assembler file which is in src/asm/fontext_...

probably this would be the preferred method to compile different 
assembler files for different platforms.
unfortunately I'm not familiar with boost.build and reading the build 
docu did not help much how do I incorporate the make rule within the 
alternative selection:

alias asm_sources
: asm/abc.asm
: <toolset>gcc
<target-os>windows
;

alias asm_sources
: asm/xyz.asm
:;

explicit asm_sources ;

lib boost_klm
: asm_sources
: <link>...
;

could I get a hint?

Oliver

>
> 2 - override the toolset
>
> import generators;
>
> generators.override this-module.compile.asm : gcc.compile.asm ;
>
> actions compile.asm
> {
> 	masm "$(>)" -o "$(<)"
> }
does not work for me - I still see: g++ -x assembler-with-cpp -O0 ...
which calls gas on the MASM assembler file - it seams that the 
specialized actions compile.asm is not called