absolute_sources.py

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#!/usr/bin/python

# Copyright 2003, 2004 Vladimir Prus
# Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
# (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)

# Test that sources with absolute names are handled OK.

import BoostBuild

t = BoostBuild.Tester()

t.write("jamroot.jam", """
path-constant TOP : . ;
""")

t.write("jamfile.jam", """
local pwd = [ PWD ] ;
ECHO $(pwd) XXXXX ;
exe hello : $(pwd)/hello.cpp $(TOP)/empty.cpp ;
""")

t.write("hello.cpp", "int main() {}\n")

t.write("empty.cpp", "\n")

t.run_build_system()
t.expect_addition("bin/$toolset/debug/hello.exe")

# Test a contrived case. There, absolute name is used in a standalone project
# (not Jamfile). Moreover, the target with an absolute name is returned by
# 'alias' and used from another project.
t.write("a.cpp", """
int main() {}
""")

t.write("jamfile.jam", """
exe a : /standalone//a ;
""")

t.write("jamroot.jam", """
import standalone ;
""")

t.write("standalone.jam", """
import project ;

project.initialize $(__name__) ;
project standalone ;

local pwd = [ PWD ] ;
alias a : $(pwd)/a.cpp ;
""")

t.run_build_system()
t.expect_addition("bin/$toolset/debug/a.exe")

# Test absolute path in target ids.
t.rm(".")

t.write("d1/jamroot.jam", "")

t.write("d1/jamfile.jam", """
exe a : a.cpp ;
""")

t.write("d1/a.cpp", """
int main() {}
""")

t.write("d2/jamroot.jam", "")

t.write("d2/jamfile.jam", """
local pwd = [ PWD ] ;
alias x : $(pwd)/../d1//a ;
""")

t.run_build_system(subdir="d2")
t.expect_addition("d1/bin/$toolset/debug/a.exe")

t.cleanup()