Re: [Boost-users] changing file output suffixes

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] changing file output suffixes
From: Vladimir Prus (vladimir_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-06-25 11:48:35

McLemon, Sean wrote:

> Hi,
> 
>  
> 
> Our toolchain generates files ending in ".doj" for objects, so I've been
> trying to configure my custom toolset module to use this. My original
> module is based on acc.jam but qcc.jam had something that looked like it
> would do the trick, so I lifted that and chucked into my module:
> 
>  
> 
> import type ;
> 
>  
> 
> type.set-generated-target-suffix OBJ        : <toolset>bfin : doj ;
> 
> type.set-generated-target-suffix STATIC_LIB : <toolset>bfin : dlb ;
> 
>  
> 
> However my build of Boost now fails, with a fairly long error tracing:
> 
>  
> 
> smclemo_at_edin-angus /usr/src/boost_1_39_0
> 
> $ bjam toolset=bfin
> 
> WARNING: No python installation configured and autoconfiguration
> 
>          failed.  See http://www.boost.org/libs/python/doc/building.html
> 
>          for configuration instructions or pass --without-python to
> 
>          suppress this message and silently skip all Boost.Python
> targets
> 
>  
> 
> Building C++ Boost.
> 
>  
> 
> After the build, the headers will be located at
> 
>  
> 
>     C:\cygwin\usr\src\boost_1_39_0
> 
>  
> 
> The libraries will be located at
> 
>  
> 
>     C:\cygwin\usr\src\boost_1_39_0\stage\lib
> 
>  
> 
> Use 'bjam install --prefix=<path>' if you wish to install headers and
> 
> libraries to a different location and remove the source tree.
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> C:/cygwin/usr/src/boost_1_39_0/tools/build/v2/build\property.jam:613: in
> find-replace from module object(property-map)@1
> 
> error: Ambiguous key <target-type>OBJ <asynch-exceptions>off
> <conditional>@Jamfile</C:/cygwin/usr/src/boost_1_39_0>%Jamfile</C:/cygwi
> n/usr/src/boost_1_39_0>.handle-static-runtime <debug-symbols>on
> <define>BOOST_ALL_NO_LIB=1 <define>BOOST_DATE_TIME_STATIC_LINK
> <define>DATE_TIME_INLINE <exception-handling>on <extern-c-nothrow>off
> <hardcode-dll-paths>true <host-os>windows <include>. <inlining>off
> <install-dependencies>off <link>static <main-target-type>LIB
> <optimization>off <os>NT <preserve-test-targets>on <profiling>off
> <python-debugging>off <python>2.5 <rtti>on <runtime-debugging>on
> <runtime-link>shared <stdlib>native <suppress-import-lib>false
> <symlink-location>project-relative
> <tag>@Jamfile</C:/cygwin/usr/src/boost_1_39_0>%Jamfile</C:/cygwin/usr/sr
> c/boost_1_39_0>.tag <target-os>windows <target>object(file-target)@429
> <threadapi>win32 <threading>multi <toolset-bfin:version>8.0.7.1
> <toolset>bfin <user-interface>console <variant>debug
> <warnings-as-errors>off <warnings>on
> 
> <snip>
> 
>  
> 
> I'm guessing I'm doing something probably a bit stupid or missing
> something (I'm still at the fiddling around stage yet, so this is very
> likely). Is anyone in the position to confirm this, or do I need to send
> the module around? 

Please send the module.

> Also is it OK that I'm posting this here, or is there 
> a more appropriate mailing list I should be using?

Please use boost-build_at_[hidden]

Thanks,
Volodya