[Scons-users] How to make Install depend on a command line target?

[Brian Raven]

> -----Original Message-----

> From: scons-users-bounces at scons.org [mailto:scons-users-

> bounces at scons.org] On Behalf Of Gary Oberbrunner

> Sent: 15 June 2012 14:22

> To: SCons users mailing list

> Subject: Re: [Scons-users] How to make Install depend on a command line

> target?

>

> On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 7:30 AM, Brian Raven <BRaven at nyx.com> wrote:

> > I thought that the suggestion in the wiki

> (http://scons.org/wiki/InstallTargets) might do the trick. For example:

> >

> > Alias('broadcast', localEnv.Install(install_dir, programs))

> >

> > However, the programs are always installed. Am I missing something,

> or is there a way to make the install depend on a command line target,

> other than explicitly testing COMMAND_LINE_TARGETS?

>

> I suspect what's going on is your SConstruct/script doesn't specify

> Default(), so when you don't specify any targets on the command line

> SCons builds everything under "." (the current dir).  If your

> install_dir is under . then that's most likely it.  To fix, use

> Default() to specify the desired default targets when nothing's

> specified on the cmd line.


OK, that makes sense. I'll give that a try. Thanks.


>

> > [N.B. Using a pretty old version, v0.98.1.r2881. Not much choice in

> > the matter.]

>

> Wow, that's pretty ancient.  Could you just install a new version

> locally in your home dir or something?  Anyway, probably not related to

> this issue.  I just feel sorry for you. :-)


I can do that, but many of the others in the global development team do not have the necessary permissions. They are the ones to feel sorry for.


--
Brian Raven




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