1 files changed, 66 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/build/test/custom_generator.py b/tools/build/test/custom_generator.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9a1188a03d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/test/custom_generator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# Copyright 2003, 2004, 2005 Vladimir Prus 
+# Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. 
+# (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) 
+
+# Attempt to declare a generator for creating OBJ from RC files. That generator
+# should be considered together with standard CPP->OBJ generators and
+# successfully create the target. Since we do not have a RC compiler everywhere,
+# we fake the action. The resulting OBJ will be unusable, but it must be
+# created.
+
+import BoostBuild
+
+t = BoostBuild.Tester()
+
+t.write("jamroot.jam", """ 
+import rcc ; 
+""")
+
+t.write("rcc.jam", """ 
+import type ;
+import generators ;
+import print ;
+
+# Use 'RCC' to avoid conflicts with definitions in the standard rc.jam and
+# msvc.jam
+type.register RCC : rcc ;
+
+rule resource-compile ( targets * : sources * : properties * )
+{
+    print.output $(targets[1]) ;
+    print.text "rc-object" ;
+}
+
+generators.register-standard rcc.resource-compile : RCC : OBJ ;
+""")
+
+t.write("rcc.py", """
+import b2.build.type as type
+import b2.build.generators as generators
+
+from b2.manager import get_manager
+
+# Use 'RCC' to avoid conflicts with definitions in the standard rc.jam and
+# msvc.jam
+type.register('RCC', ['rcc'])
+
+generators.register_standard("rcc.resource-compile", ["RCC"], ["OBJ"])
+
+get_manager().engine().register_action(
+    "rcc.resource-compile",
+    '@($(STDOUT):E=rc-object) > "$(<)"')
+""")
+
+t.write("jamfile.jam", """ 
+obj r : r.rcc ; 
+""")
+
+t.write("r.rcc", """ 
+""")
+
+t.run_build_system()
+t.expect_content("bin/$toolset/debug/r.obj", "rc-object")
+
+t.cleanup()