[Scons-users] Changing working directory

[Pawel Tomulik]

Maybe it could be good point to provide something like '$CDCOM' 
construction variable by default? Initially it could be defined in a
way similar to what the 'tex' tool does:

https://bitbucket.org/scons/scons/src/672a2af57804/src/engine/SCons/Tool/tex.py#cl-926


W dniu 19.04.2013 20:28, Gary Oberbrunner pisze:

> It is better NOT to use the chdir keyword param -- that won't work with

> -j because a process can have only one current working dir.  The 'cd

> ...' method works better, but of course is not as cross-platform.

>

>

> On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 2:25 PM, Pawel Tomulik <ptomulik at meil.pw.edu.pl

> <mailto:ptomulik at meil.pw.edu.pl>> wrote:

>

>     What is actually preferred method for changing working directory by

>     tools when using external programs? Some of the tools I've seen use

>     construction such as 'cd $TARGET.dir && dosomething $TARGET -o $SOURCE'.

>     Is there some reason for this? Is this portable, or maybe it is better

>     to use chdir keyword parameter of SCons.Builder.Builder?

>

>     Regards?

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>     Paweł Tomulik

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