[Scons-users] Scons fails to install a directory when using variants

[Fabrice Triboix]

Dear All,


I can use the `Install()` builder to install a directory, provided I don't use a variant.

Example without a variant (works fine):

    $ mkdir -p test/src/doc
    $ cd test
    $ echo "SConscript('src/SConscript', exports={'dst': '/tmp'})" > SConstruct
    $ echo xyz > src/doc/file
    $ echo "Import('dst')" > src/SConscript
    $ echo "Install(dst, 'doc')" >> src/SConscript
    $ scons /tmp
    scons: Reading SConscript files ...
    scons: done reading SConscript files.
    scons: Building targets ...
    Install directory: "src/doc" as "/tmp/doc"
    scons: done building targets.
    $ scons --version
    SCons by Steven Knight et al.:
        script: v2.1.0.r5357[MODIFIED], 2011/09/09 21:31:03, by bdeegan on ubuntu
        engine: v2.1.0.r5357[MODIFIED], 2011/09/09 21:31:03, by bdeegan on ubuntu
        engine path: ['/usr/lib/scons/SCons']
    Copyright (c) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 The SCons Foundation

Example with a variant (does not work):

    $ echo "SConscript('src/SConscript', variant_dir='build', duplicate=0, exports={'dst': '/tmp'})" > SConstruct
    $ scons /tmp
    scons: Reading SConscript files ...
    scons: done reading SConscript files.
    scons: Building targets ...
    Install file: "build/doc" as "/tmp/doc"
    scons: *** [/tmp/doc] build/doc: No such file or directory
    scons: building terminated because of errors.

This appears to be a very odd behaviour... For my current project, I want to be able to install a directory tree (typically documentation), but using variants.

Also, please note I tried with scons-2.4.1 and I have exactly the same problem.

Could anyone help me? Many thanks in advance!

  Fabrice

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