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Cleanup format-name docs.

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[SVN r35645]
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Rene Rivera
2006-10-17 02:00:56 +00:00
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# Given a format and the info from a target, as given to a tag
# rule, returns for synthesized name for the target. The format
# specifies which information from the target is place, and where
# it is placed to form the name. The individual elements of the format
# are evaluated and sequencially composed into the resulting name.
# Given a target, as given to a custom tag rule, returns a string formatted
# according to the passed format. Format is a list of properties that is
# represented in the result. For each element of format the corresponding
# target information is obtained and added to the result string.
# For all, but the literal, the format value is taken as the as string to
# prepend to the output to join the item to the rest of the result. If not
# given "-" is used as a joiner.
#
# The format options can be:
#
# <base>[joiner]
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# <property:/property-name/>[joiner]
# :: Direct lookup of the given property-name value in the
# build properties.
# otherwise
# /otherwise/
# :: The literal value of the format argument.
#
# For all, but the literal, format the value, if given, is taken as
# the as string to prepend to the output to join the item to the rest of
# the name. If not given "-" is used as a joiner. For example this format:
# For example this format:
#
# boost_ <base> <toolset> <threading> <runtime> <version:boost-version>
#