[C++-sig] defining bjam rules...

[Rene Rivera]

[2002-11-25] Charles Leung wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I'm trying to implement rules for bjam to install my current project but I
>can't get bjam to execute the 'actions' statement that I defined in my
>Jamfile.  Following is an example code that I can't get it to run.
>
>
>
>ECHO_ ?= echo ;
>
>
>rule COUT
>{
>   COUT_ $(<) ;
>}
>
>actions COUT_
>{
>   $(ECHO_) $(<)
>}
>
>rule my_rules
>{
>   DEPENDS $(<) : $(>) ;
>   COUT $(>) ;
>}
>

Hmm... I think the missing info is that the $(<) is not the target name
generated by the "exe" rule. It expands the same to include any extension
based on the OS it runs.

>rule make_rule
>{
>   exe $(<) : $(>) ;
>   LINKLIBS on $(<)$(SUFEXE) = -lm ;
>   my_rules $(<) : hello world ;
>}

So try "my_rule $(<)$(SUFEXE) : hello world ;" instead above, and see if you
get the results you expect.

>make_rule testit : test.cc ;
>
>
>
>I tried running something simular using ftjam and it works fine.  Am I
>missing something here?


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