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Document the type module.

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Steven Watanabe
2012-04-02 12:16:27 +00:00
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@@ -1949,6 +1949,7 @@ import path : native make : native-path make-path ;
</section>
<xi:include href="path.xml"/>
<xi:include href="type.xml"/>
</section>

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doc/src/tasks.xml
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@@ -495,12 +495,12 @@ boost-test(<replaceable>test-type</replaceable>) <replaceable>path</replaceable>
<title>Custom commands</title>
<para>
When you use most of main target rules, Boost.Build automatically figures
what commands to run and it what order. As soon as you want to use new
For most main target rules, Boost.Build automatically figures out
the commands to run. When you want to use new
file types or support new tools, one approach is to extend Boost.Build to
smoothly support them, as documented in <xref linkend="bbv2.extender"/>.
However, if there is only a single place where the new tool is used, it
might be easier to just explicitly specify the commands to run.
support them smoothly, as documented in <xref linkend="bbv2.extender"/>.
However, if the new tool is only used in a single place, it
might be easier just to specify the commands to run explicitly.
</para>
<para>
@@ -511,8 +511,8 @@ boost-test(<replaceable>test-type</replaceable>) <replaceable>path</replaceable>
of source file, by running a command you specify. The <functionname>
notfile</functionname> rule allows you to run an arbitrary command,
without creating any files. And finaly, the <functionname>generate
</functionname> rule allows you to describe transformation using
Boost.Build's virtual targets. This is higher-level than file names that
</functionname> rule allows you to describe a transformation using
Boost.Build's virtual targets. This is higher-level than the file names that
the <functionname>make</functionname> rule operates with and allows you to
create more than one target, create differently named targets depending on
properties or use more than one tool.
@@ -532,8 +532,8 @@ boost-test(<replaceable>test-type</replaceable>) <replaceable>path</replaceable>
them to become accessible. -->
<para>
Suppose you want to create file <filename>file.out</filename> from file
<filename>file.in</filename> by running command <command>
Suppose you want to create the file <filename>file.out</filename> from
the file <filename>file.in</filename> by running the command <command>
in2out</command>. Here is how you would do this in Boost.Build:
<programlisting>
make file.out : file.in : @in2out ;