[Scons-users] Scons using config.h.in

[Zachary Lund]

On Tue, 2013-04-02 at 13:53 +0200, dev at mgautier.fr wrote:

> > Herm... good question :D 

> > 

> > I suppose ultimately, I'm having issues adding things like

> "#include" 

> > statements (or anything that isn't directly support in Scons) in my 

> > config header (i.e. outside of macros is the use of "typedef". If a 

> > certain type doesn't exist, create an alternative). I suppose I

> could do 

> > this using substfile like stated above... it just seems kinda round 

> > about and sloppy. 

> > 

> > It's static content so I feel like substfile is overkill and/or

> overly 

> > complicated for the task. 

> > 

> 

> 

> Hello, 

>   

> Does this (http://www.scons.org/wiki/GenerateConfig ) answer your

> problem ? 

>   

> We use it in our build system and it works pretty well. 

> 

> It should be possible for you to create a builder to automatically

> create config.h from config.h.in instead of explicitly call

> env.Command. 

>   

> Matthieu. 

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Actually, looking around the wiki, I found this:
http://scons.org/wiki/GenericSubstBuilder

The function SubstHeader is exactly what I'm looking for. I'll try and
get that working. Thanks for all of the replies, it's been educational.