Re: [Boost-build] Compiling a single file

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Compiling a single file
From: Jorge Suit Perez Ronda (josp.jorge_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-04-11 11:24:46

Hi, you can do

bjam file.obj

regards,

2012/4/11 Nogradi, Chris <Chris.Nogradi_at_[hidden]>

> Thanks for the reply. I have read through the tutorial before but I still
> must be missing it.
>
> Based on this:
>
> exe main : file.c ;
>
> I understand I can do:
>
> bjam main
>
> and it will build file.obj and main.exe
>
> however, I want to only build file.obj from the command line.  How do I do
> that?
>
> bjam file does not work unless I explicitly add a:
>
> obj file : file.c ;
> exe main : file ;
>
> But this is not practical to do all over the place. I just want a quick
> command line option to build/rebuild only an obj from the command line:
>
> Maybe something like:
>
> bjam main..file ??
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-build-bounces_at_[hidden] [mailto:
> boost-build-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Mateusz Loskot
> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 9:36 AM
> To: Boost.Build developer's and user's list
> Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Compiling a single file
>
> On 11 April 2012 15:15, Nogradi, Chris <Chris.Nogradi_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> > Does anyone compile a single file from a lib or exe? If so what would the
> > bjam syntax be to compile main.c only for something like this:
> >
> > exe : main.c ;
>
> http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/tutorial.html
>
> or similar but with a bit more verbose/complete explanation
>
> http://www.highscore.de/cpp/boostbuild/
>
> Best regards,
> --
> Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net
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