# Copyright (c) 2005 Reece H. Dunn. # Copyright 2006 Ilya Sokolov # # Use, modification and distribution is subject to the Boost Software # License Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or # http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) ##### Using Precompiled Headers (Quick Guide) ##### # # Make precompiled mypch.hpp: # # import pch ; # # cpp-pch mypch # : # sources # mypch.hpp # : # requiremnts # msvc:mypch.cpp # ; # # Add cpp-pch to sources: # # exe hello # : main.cpp hello.cpp mypch # ; import "class" : new ; import type ; import feature ; import generators ; type.register PCH : pch ; type.register C_PCH : : PCH ; type.register CPP_PCH : : PCH ; # Control precompiled header (PCH) generation. feature.feature pch : on off : propagated ; feature.feature pch-header : : free dependency ; feature.feature pch-file : : free dependency ; # Base PCH generator. The 'run' method has the logic to prevent this generator # from being run unless it's being used for a top-level PCH target. class pch-generator : generator { import property-set ; rule action-class ( ) { return compile-action ; } rule run ( project name ? : property-set : sources + ) { if ! $(name) { # Unless this generator is invoked as the top-most generator for a # main target, fail. This allows using 'H' type as input type for # this generator, while preventing Boost.Build to try this generator # when not explicitly asked for. # # One bad example is msvc, where pch generator produces both PCH # target and OBJ target, so if there's any header generated (like by # bison, or by msidl), we'd try to use pch generator to get OBJ from # that H, which is completely wrong. By restricting this generator # only to pch main target, such problem is solved. } else { local r = [ run-pch $(project) $(name) : [ $(property-set).add-raw BOOST_BUILD_PCH_ENABLED ] : $(sources) ] ; return [ generators.add-usage-requirements $(r) : BOOST_BUILD_PCH_ENABLED ] ; } } # This rule must be overridden by the derived classes. rule run-pch ( project name ? : property-set : sources + ) { } } # NOTE: requirements are empty, default pch generator can be applied when # pch=off. generators.register [ new dummy-generator pch.default-c-pch-generator : : C_PCH ] ; generators.register [ new dummy-generator pch.default-cpp-pch-generator : : CPP_PCH ] ;