Re: [Boost-build] #include with macro

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] #include with macro
From: Rene Rivera (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-09-27 07:10:51

On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 2:49 PM, Phillip Seaver <phil_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> I'm compiling FreeType with boost-build.  It has many includes like this
> "#include FT_ERRORS_H"  There's a file that defines those macros.  It
> looks like the underlying bjam code has support for it (in hdrmacro.c &
> headers.c), but I don't see a way to make use of it in boost-build.
>
> Am I missing something or is it just not exposed in a boost-build way?
>

Well.. Had to go investigate that one since I didn't remember where it came
from and is not used/exposed. Best explanation I found is from where the
extension came from, FTJam <
http://freetype.sourceforge.net/jam/changes.html#builtin-hdrmacro>.

HTH.

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