From 961ddffc1f598e37c1cf1e1316d6a79ae7d99fcc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mats Wichmann Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2023 09:40:40 -0700 Subject: Tweak pseudo-builder in user guide [skip appveyor] Minor fiddling - example format, headers, wordings tweaks Signed-off-by: Mats Wichmann --- doc/user/add-method.xml | 73 ++++++++++++++++++++----------------------------- 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/user/add-method.xml b/doc/user/add-method.xml index 7b5200e..86297de 100644 --- a/doc/user/add-method.xml +++ b/doc/user/add-method.xml @@ -1,4 +1,10 @@ + + %scons; @@ -18,43 +24,17 @@ xmlns="http://www.scons.org/dbxsd/v1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.scons.org/dbxsd/v1.0 http://www.scons.org/dbxsd/v1.0/scons.xsd"> -Extending &SCons;: Pseudo-Builders and the AddMethod function - - +Extending &SCons;: Pseudo-Builders and the AddMethod function - The &AddMethod; function is used to add a method - to an environment. It's typically used to add a "pseudo-builder," - a function that looks like a &Builder; but - wraps up calls to multiple other &Builder;s + The &f-link-AddMethod; function is used to add a method + to an environment. It is typically used to add a "pseudo-builder," + a function that looks like a Builder but + wraps up calls to multiple other Builder's or otherwise processes its arguments - before calling one or more &Builder;s. + before calling one or more Builders. In the following example, we want to install the program into the standard /usr/bin directory hierarchy, @@ -69,10 +49,11 @@ def install_in_bin_dirs(env, source): """Install source in both bin dirs""" i1 = env.Install("$BIN", source) i2 = env.Install("$LOCALBIN", source) - return [i1[0], i2[0]] # Return a list, like a normal builder + return [i1[0], i2[0]] # Return a list, like a normal builder + env = Environment(BIN='__ROOT__/usr/bin', LOCALBIN='#install/bin') env.AddMethod(install_in_bin_dirs, "InstallInBinDirs") -env.InstallInBinDirs(Program('hello.c')) # installs hello in both bin dirs +env.InstallInBinDirs(Program('hello.c')) # installs hello in both bin dirs int main() { printf("Hello, world!\n"); } @@ -89,31 +70,35 @@ int main() { printf("Hello, world!\n"); } - As mentioned, a pseudo-builder also provides more flexibility - in parsing arguments than you can get with a &Builder;. + A pseudo-builder is useful because it provides more flexibility + in parsing arguments than you can get with a standard Builder method. The next example shows a pseudo-builder with a named argument that modifies the filename, and a separate argument for the resource file (rather than having the builder figure it out by file extension). This example also demonstrates using the global &AddMethod; function to add a method to the global Environment class, - so it will be used in all subsequently created environments. + so it will be available in all subsequently created environments. -def BuildTestProg(env, testfile, resourcefile, testdir="tests"): - """Build the test program; - prepends "test_" to src and target, - and puts target into testdir.""" - srcfile = "test_%s.c" % testfile - target = "%s/test_%s" % (testdir, testfile) - if env['PLATFORM'] == 'win32': +def BuildTestProg(env, testfile, resourcefile="", testdir="tests"): + """Build the test program. + + Prepends "test_" to src and target and puts the target into testdir. + If the build is running on Windows, also make use of a resource file, + if supplied. + """ + srcfile = f"test_{testfile}.c" + target = f"{testdir}/test_{testfile}" + if env['PLATFORM'] == 'win32' and resourcefile: resfile = env.RES(resourcefile) p = env.Program(target, [srcfile, resfile]) else: p = env.Program(target, srcfile) return p + AddMethod(Environment, BuildTestProg) env = Environment() -- cgit v0.12