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johne53:
No, I meant this suggestion....


--- Quote from: johne53 on February 14, 2010, 06:37:25 pm ---But there's a check box that allows the user to determine whether or not the extension should be auto-generated. If (s)he checks the box and types "App.Plugin" then (s)he'll get "App.Plugin.dll". If (s)he doesn't check the box there should be an assumption that the typed extension (if there is one) is the intended extension.
--- End quote ---

If the user types in "foo.dll" amd also checks the box, no further extension would be added (to the dll) because the functionality should be intelligent enough to realise that the extension is already the one that would have been auto-generated. This is the same scenario as if the user had only typed in "foo" (I think... it's quite some time since I looked at what happens if no extension is given but the box is also left unchecked. I might be wrong about that). However, whether I'm right or wrong about the dll naming, any associated files would be called "foo.lib", "foo.def", foo.a" or whatever is appropriate.

However, if the user types in "foo.plugin" and selects auto-generation for the extension, the resulting libraries will be  "foo.plugin.dll", "foo.plugin.lib", "foo.plugin.def", "foo.plugin.a" or whatever.

Final scenario - if the user types in "foo.plugin" but doesn't select auto-generation (for the extension) the resulting libraries will be  "foo.plugin", "foo.lib", "foo.def", "foo.a" etc.

Hope that makes sense.

thedmd:
Every suggestion I had encountered there stands for "what if user want...". My idea is quite simple, instead of army of checkboxes let the user type in name prototype.

Output filename:foobarImport library filename:$(TargetName)Definition file filename:$(TargetName)[X]Auto-generate filename prefix[X]Auto-generate filename extension
Output filename    Auto-prefix        Auto-ext    GCC
DLLGCC
LIBGCC
DEFVC++
DLLVC++
LIBVC++
DEF     foobar         X         X         foobar.dll         libfoobar.a         libfoobar.def         foobar.dll         foobar.lib         foobar.def         foobar.dll         X         X         foobar.dll         libfoobar.a         libfoobar.def         foobar.dll         foobar.lib         foobar.def         foo.bar         X         X         foo.bar.dll         libfoo.bar.a         libfoo.bar.def         foo.bar.dll         foo.bar.lib         foo.bar.def         foo.bar.dll         X         X         foo.bar.dll         libfoo.bar.a         libfoo.bar.def         foo.bar.dll         foo.bar.lib         foo.bar.def         foobar                   X         foobar.dll         foobar.a         foobar.def         foobar.dll         foobar.lib         foobar.def         foobar.dll                   X         foobar.dll         foobar.a         foobar.def         foobar.dll         foobar.lib         foobar.def         foo.bar                   X         foo.bar.dll         foo.bar.a         foo.bar.def         foo.bar.dll         foo.bar.lib         foo.bar.def         foo.bar.dll                   X         foo.bar.dll         foo.bar.a         foo.bar.def         foo.bar.dll         foo.bar.lib         foo.bar.def         foobar         X                   foobar         libfoobar         libfoobar         foobar         foobar         foobar         foobar.dll         X                   foobar.dll         libfoobar         libfoobar         foobar.dll         foobar         foobar         foo.bar         X                   foo.bar         libfoo.bar         libfoo.bar         foo.bar         foo.bar         foo.bar         foo.bar.dll         X                   foo.bar.dll         libfoo.bar         libfoo.bar         foo.bar.dll         foo.bar         foo.bar         foobar                             foobar         foobar         foobar         foobar         foobar         foobar         foobar.dll                             foobar.dll         foobar         foobar         foobar.dll         foobar         foobar         foo.bar                             foo.bar         foo.bar         foo.bar         foo.bar         foo.bar         foo.bar         foo.bar.dll                             foo.bar.dll         foo.bar         foo.bar         foo.bar.dll         foo.bar         foo.bar    
Replace import library filename with $(TargetFileName) and we got:
Target nameTarget file name    Auto-prefix        Auto-ext    GCC
LIBVC++
LIB     foobar         foobar.dll         X         X         libfoobar.dll.a         foobar.dll.lib         foobar.dll         foobar.dll         X         X         libfoobar.dll.a         foobar.dll.lib         foo.bar         foo.bar.dll         X         X         libfoo.bar.dll.a         foo.bar.dll.lib         foo.bar.dll         foo.bar.dll         X         X         libfoo.bar.dll.a         foo.bar.dll.lib         foobar         foobar.dll                   X         foobar.dll.a         foobar.dll.lib         foobar.dll         foobar.dll                   X         foobar.dll.a         foobar.dll.lib         foo.bar         foo.bar.dll                   X         foo.bar.dll.a         foo.bar.dll.lib         foo.bar.dll         foo.bar.dll                   X         foo.bar.dll.a         foo.bar.dll.lib         foobar         foobar         X                   libfoobar         foobar         foobar.dll         foobar.dll         X                   libfoobar.dll         foobar.dll         foo.bar         foo.bar         X                   libfoo.bar         foo.bar         foo.bar.dll         foo.bar.dll         X                   libfoo.bar.dll         foo.bar.dll         foobar         foobar                             foobar         foobar         foobar.dll         foobar.dll                             foobar.dll         foobar.dll         foo.bar         foo.bar                             foo.bar         foo.bar         foo.bar.dll         foo.bar.dll                             foo.bar.dll         foo.bar.dll    
$(TargetName) - file name without extension (default extension is always stripped, .dll for examle)
$(TargetFileName) - file name with extension (if auto-ext is checked and ext is different from default one, ext is appended)

Is it sufficient?

MortenMacFly:

--- Quote from: thedmd on February 15, 2010, 10:35:58 am ---Is it sufficient?

--- End quote ---
I guess so... :lol:

thedmd:
Do you agree to implement this solution in C::B? It is rather simple. I'm not sure where those changes have to be introduced, becouse I allready found a few places where the target name is computed.

thedmd:
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