[Scons-users] "posix" variable modifier doesn't exist?

[Bill Deegan]

Try:

env = Environment()
env['path1'] = Dir('src/images')
env['path2'] = env['path1'].posix

?


On Sun, Jul 19, 2020 at 8:59 PM Damjan Jovanovic <damjan.jov at gmail.com>
wrote:

> It does not work with File or Entry either.
>
> If I use the undocumented get_subst_proxy() function on the file object
> before using the .posix modifier, then it works:
> env['path1'] = Entry('src/images').get_subst_proxy()
> env['path2'] = env.subst('${path1.posix}')
> print(env['path2'])
>
> I think .posix was only intended for $SOURCE and $TARGET, not for other
> variables.
>
> On Sun, Jul 19, 2020 at 9:07 PM Bill Deegan <bill at baddogconsulting.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Does it work if with a File and not a Dir ?
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 18, 2020 at 10:56 PM Damjan Jovanovic <damjan.jov at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Windows 7
>>> Python 3.7.4
>>> Both SCons 3.0.1 and 4.0.1
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jul 18, 2020 at 10:48 PM Bill Deegan <bill at baddogconsulting.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Which version of SCons? which version of Python? Which operating system?
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Jul 18, 2020 at 4:35 AM Damjan Jovanovic <damjan.jov at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi
>>>>>
>>>>> The man page claims how there's a variable substitution modifier
>>>>> called "posix":
>>>>>
>>>>> *posix* - The path with directories separated by forward slashes (*/*).
>>>>> Sometimes necessary on Windows systems when a path references a file on
>>>>> other (POSIX) systems.
>>>>>
>>>>> However it doesn't work:
>>>>>
>>>>> env = Environment()
>>>>> env['path1'] = Dir('src/images')
>>>>> env['path2'] = env.subst('${path1.posix}')
>>>>>
>>>>> scons: *** AttributeError `<class 'SCons.Node.FS.Dir'> object has no
>>>>> attribute 'posix'' trying to evaluate `${path1.posix}'
>>>>>
>>>>> I can use ${str(path1).replace('\\\\', '/')} but is there a better way?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you
>>>>> Damjan
>>>>>
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