Re: Conscript_chdir doesn't stick

[Alan Grow]

I didn't mean to complain about having the Conscript_chdir parameter 
around--I feel it's absolutely necessary. I want to see it apply twenty four 
seven.

I too am saddled with some build tools that need to be run in the same 
directory as the source files. And besides I think it just makes more sense 
to chdir to the sub-build's directory, since otherwise it may need knowledge 
of the source tree structure far above it.

What about adding an attribute to each build action to specify what cwd it 
should be run with respect to? Whenever Conscript_chdir is turned on, that 
is.

-Alan

> From: address@hidden
> To: "Alan Grow" <address@hidden>, address@hidden
> Subject: Re: Conscript_chdir doesn't stick
> Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 10:46:49 -0700
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> You are correct on all accounts.  But when you think about it, doing the
> chdir during process time allows you to more easily determine the source
> and targets dynamically as well as reference them with shorter relative
> paths.  After the conscripts have been processed, Cons should already now
> the full location of every source and target and there is less need to
> chdir when you know all the paths.  We have run into the situation where
> the tool being executed had to be in the directory.  I was looking for how
> we solved it, but I could not find it.  Probably aren't using it anymore.
>
> Rick Croote
> Philips Medical
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> "Alan Grow" <address@hidden>
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> Hi,
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>   I'm trying to get cons 2.3.0 to do my hierarchical builds. However,
> Conscript_chdir 1 appears only to apply when the Conscript files are
> processed--when it comes time to actually execute the build actions,
> they're
> being done back up in the Construct file directory, not the Conscript
> directory.
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>   Seems undesirable and confusing to process your build script w/ respect
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> one cwd, but then execute it w/ respect to another. What's the point of
> processing it in the Conscript dir in the first place then?
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>   -Alan
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