[QBS] How to use linking dependences of the third-party libraries

[Christian Kandeler]

On 05/27/2014 07:49 PM, Denis Shienkov wrote:
> Christian,
>
>  > Sorry, this is so weird I don't even know where to start.
>
> A problem is in that I too don't know where to start. :)
>
>  > Perhaps you want cpp.dynamicLibraries?
>
> Yes, something like..
>
> I want to create a some Product1, which can export a ready (source) of
> linking (*.lib) and runtime (*.dll) libraries.
> And at "build" stage, the *.lib file should be copied into my output
> "/Project/Lib" directory, and the *.dll file should be copied into
> output "/Project" directory. And nothing anymore.

So you want a kind of pseudo-product (or module, perhaps?) that acts as 
a wrapper around some existing binary? In that case, couldn't you just 
create a Transformer that does nothing except specifying the artifact?

DynamicLibrary {
     name: "libsoandso"
     Transformer {
	Artifact {
	    fileName: <file path to existing lib>
	    fileTags: "dynamiclibrary"
	}
	prepare: {
	    var cmd = new JavaScriptCommand();
	    cmd.silent = true;
	    cmd.source = function() { };
	    return cmd;
	}
}


Not sure why you want to copy files around, though.


Christian


>
> Then in the Product2 or Product3 I should be able to specify an
> dependence from Product1, like:
>
> Product1 {
> name: "foo"
>
> // do something Rules/Transformer (yes??) to copy an *.lib and *.dll
> files into desired directories
>
> // do something to export the cpp.dynamicLibraries ???
> }
>
> Product2 {
> name: "myapp1"
>
> Depends { name: "foo" }
>
> }
>
> Product3 {
> name: "myapp2"
>
> Depends { name: "foo" }
>
> }
>
> then in this case my "myapp1" and "myapp2" should be linked with the
> ".lib", which provided from the "foo" Product1.
>
> But I don't know how to implement the Product1 (or something else
> entity??) for my purpose. Maybe is a more elegant solution? I don't know..
>
> Maybe I should to use:
>
>       Export {
>           Depends { name: "cpp" }
>           cpp.dynamicLibraries: [<path to *.lib library>]
>       }
>
> in my Product1? But I do not understand how I can specify a full path
> (yes??) or name to my "/Project/Lib/foo.lib" which is copied to output
> "/Project/Lib/". And then where I should to specify my "*.lib/*.dll"
> libraries in my Product1?
>
> BR,
>
> Denis
>
> 27.05.2014 17:04, Christian Kandeler пишет:
>> On 05/27/2014 12:03 PM, Denis Shienkov wrote:
>>> Guys, can someone help me, please? :)
>> Sorry, this is so weird I don't even know where to start. The fact that
>> you add DLLs as source files takes me right out, for instance. Perhaps
>> you want cpp.dynamicLibraries? I can only guess.
>>
>>
>> Christian
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