[Scons-users] Define function in SConsctruct, use in SConscript

[William Deegan]

Elliot,




> On 2013-04-17 16:15:05 +0200, Elliott Wolin said:

> 

>> Hi,

>> Just started with scons, simple question, I tried various things and

>> nothing worked.  Also, I know little about Python (to the credit of both

>> I was able to develop a moderately sophisticated build system anyway!).

>> Problem is, I create a function in SConscript:

>> def modify_environment(env,reqlist) :

>>         # process dependency lists

>>         list = reqlist.split()

>>         for l in list:

>>                 exec("from load" + l + " import load" +l)

>>                 exec("load" + l + "(env)")

>>         Export('modify_environment')

> 


I'd suggest you read the following:
http://www.scons.org/doc/production/HTML/scons-user/c3938.html

AddMethod() is a way to attach some logic to your Environment(), then you just propagate your environment to your SConscripts with the exports arg, and use the Import() in your SConscript.

-Bill