Re: [Boost-build] How to dynamically get the source?

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] How to dynamically get the source?
From: Paulo Márcio Figueiredo Alves (pauloalves1986_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-01-10 08:52:18

This generator duplicates the target if `b2 release debug`, because I
always create the source in the same location.
Is there a way to solve this but still use same location?

On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 9:23 AM, Paulo Márcio Figueiredo Alves <
pauloalves1986_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
>   Just in case anyone interested, in attachment a svn source getter.
>
> How to:
>
> #
> # build.jam
> #
> import svn ;
>
> lib external_lib : my_dependency_description_file.svn
>   :
>     <svn-output-root>/download/source/to
>     <svn-output-header>header.h
>     <svn-output-source>source.cpp
>   :
>     <include>/download/source/to
>   ;
>
> #
> # my_dependency_description_file.svn
> #
> http://svn.boost.org/svn/boost/trunk/tools/build/v2 $(root)
>
>
> You may add multiple lines in .svn file.
>
>
> PS.: Please, let me know any improvement.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 1:44 PM, Steven Watanabe <watanabesj_at_[hidden]>wrote:
>
>> AMDG
>>
>> On 12/04/2013 03:09 AM, Paulo Márcio Figueiredo Alves wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I`m trying to get the source during the build, and then compile it. This
>> > works if I call twice:
>> >
>> > # - - -
>> > import path ;
>> >
>> > actions get-source
>> > {
>> >     svn export/checkout https://myrepo/svn/foo somewhere
>> >     # Or I could use wget, create a .cpp etc
>> > }
>> > make source-code : : @get-source ;
>> > explicit source-code ;
>> >
>> > lib a_random_library_name : [ path.glob somewhere : *.h *.cpp ] :
>> > <dependency>source-code ;
>> > # - - -
>> >
>> > Any idea how to make it work?
>> >
>>
>> The reason that this doesn't work is that
>> path.glob runs before the svn command.  To
>> make this work correctly, Boost.Build needs
>> to know all the targets that will be created
>> by your action.
>>
>> In Christ,
>> Steven Watanabe
>>
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