[Scons-users] Builder Arguments: **kwargs?

[Dmitry Mikhin]

Can you pass the name of the desired dataset as a second source of Value type?

Just a suggestion, I use this approach when need to pass some
numerical value to the builder. Very similar tasks, such as extract
data for a given value, or generate a file from a template file and
the parameter value, etc.

Dmitry


> Bill, inside my actions I am making plots with matplotlib, generating png

> images, etc.  The actions are python functions, not system calls.  The

> arguments would include things like the hdf5 dataset name, a particular

> slice of the larger dataset to plot, axis labels, etc.

>

> Without arguments, I can make a slew of builders, each with specific values

> for each of these parameters.  That works, but is not exactly elegant.  For

> instance, I currently plot a series of identical images, except that each

> one is a different slice of the dataset.  One argument, specifying the

> slice, would reduce the number of builders required to one, instead of a

> completely separate builder for each slice.  The builders are literally

> identical, except for one parameter.

>

> I know I am (ab)using scons to work outside it's original design concept  It

> really almost works for this purpose though, if it just supported action

> arguments.