From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-08-03 02:10:54
Chris Stankevitz wrote:
>
> Boost.Jam Version 3.1.13. OS=LINUX.
>
> Question:
> How do I store the result of a shell command to a
> variable?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Chris
>
> PS: The following does not work:
>
> # Jamfile
> WXFLAGS = SHELL("wx-config --cppflags") ;
This is not the syntax use to call a rule. The right
syntax is documented at:
http://boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/advanced.html#bbv2.advanced.jam_language
And the SHELL specifically is documented in:
http://boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/faq/external.html
- Volodya