[Scons-users] Tracing the loading of SConscript files

[Bill Deegan]

Stefan,

So something like --debug=sconscript  and then it would print out the
location of the file(s) being loaded?
I'm not sure what the second item would look like, can you be more specific?

-Bill

On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 8:58 AM, Stefan Seefeld <stefan at seefeld.name> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> while I think I have fixed the issue that triggered my asking for this
> feature, I'd like to re-iterate the feature request as I think this
> would be a valuable addition (assuming it doesn't exist already):
>
> I'd like to be able to see scons trace its loading of SConscript files.
> Specifically, I'd like to see
>
> * how scons looks for SConscript files (i.e., *where*)
> * how scons actually loads SConscript files, and how that might affect
> its internal application state.
>
> Does this make sense ? (I was just reading the "Troubleshooting" section
> in the User's Guide and thought that such a tool would be a valuable
> addition there.)
>
> Many thanks, and Merry Christmas to all on this list !
>
>         Stefan
>
> On 23.12.2015 12:56, Bill Deegan wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 9:48 AM, Stefan Seefeld <stefan at seefeld.name
> > <mailto:stefan at seefeld.name>> wrote:
> >
> >
> >     Is it possible to trace scons' loading of SConscript (and other)
> >     files,
> >     perhaps even with a dump of some relevant variables, to help me
> >     debug this ?
> >
> >     Thanks,
> >             Stefan
> >
>
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