Re: [Boost-build] A few questions

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] A few questions
From: Vladimir Prus (vladimir.prus_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-03-12 15:12:37

On 03/12/2015 12:03 PM, Steven Watanabe wrote:
> AMDG
>
> On 03/12/2015 12:43 PM, Ryan Gonzalez wrote:
>> I have a few questions about using Boost.Build. I know they sound kind of
>> weird, but I can guarantee that I'm not trying to blow anything up. :)
>>
>> 1) Is it possible to run the command to compile a program on-the-spot, i.e.
>> skip the meta-target phase for this particular target? This is the question
>> I said would sound weird. See, I'm trying to run a "compile test"; if a
>> source file compiles (and, in some cases, runs), then one thing is
>> executed, otherwise another is executed.
>>
>
> Use the check-target-builds rule.  See:
> http://www.boost.org/build/doc/html/bbv2/reference/rules.html

There's also lower-level, possibly more flexiible, configure.builds, see example at:

        https://github.com/boostorg/build/blob/server/example/libraries/app/jamfile.jam
        https://github.com/boostorg/build/blob/server/example/libraries/jamroot.jam

HTH,

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Vladimir Prus
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