Re: [Boost-build] glob-tree question

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] glob-tree question
From: Rene Rivera (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-05-21 10:38:04

On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 9:35 AM, Rene Rivera <grafikrobot_at_[hidden]> wrote:

>
>
> On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 8:37 AM, Stefan Seefeld <stefan_at_[hidden]>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm looking at the boost-install rule in Boost's Jamroot file.
>>
>
> Wow.. Just looked.. The code under that has gotten way more complicated
> since the time I first wrote this :-\
>
> For Boost.Python I'd like to use a modified version of that which
>> installs the headers itself, rather than doing it via a dependency. (I
>> was searching for "install-proper-headers" but couldn't find it. Any
>> hints ?)
>>
>
> I couldn't find it, or decipher where it comes from either :-(
>
>
>> So, I define
>>
>>   headers = [ path.glob-tree $(SELF)/include/boost : *.hpp ] ;
>>
> [..cut..]
>
>>
>>   error: The patterns to 'glob-tree' may not include directory
>>
>> which I don't understand, as the glob-tree rule appears to be defined to
>> take a 'roots' argument which is a (directory) location.
>>
>> What am I missing ?
>>
>
> Try just the project level versions of glob:
>
> headers = [ glob-tree $(SELF)/include/boost : *.hpp ] ;
>
> or
>
> headers = [ glob-tree-ex $(SELF)/include/boost : *.hpp ] ;
>
>
>> What is the suggested way to install headers, while preserving their
>> directory structure (relative to some common prefix) ?
>>
>
> Well.. The install target has an option to preserve directory structure.
> But I can't decipher what the current boost-install code does (I know I
> should be able to.. but man that jam code is even hard for me).
>

PS. rule declare_install_and_stage_proper_targets in boostcpp.jam might
have enough hints as to the package.install usage you need.

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