Relative directory for libraries

[arturadib]

It seems like some version since 0.1.3 introduced the (very nice!) feature of keeping temporary files under build/, but it also made it so that we now have to prefix a ../ for libraries.

For example, where my binding.gyp once had:

'conditions': [
        ['OS=="mac"', {
          'include_dirs': [
            'deps/qt-4.8.0/darwin/x64/include',
            'deps/qt-4.8.0/darwin/x64/include/QtCore',
            'deps/qt-4.8.0/darwin/x64/include/QtGui',
            'deps/qt-4.8.0/darwin/x64/include/QtTest'
          ],
          'libraries': [
            'deps/qt-4.8.0/darwin/x64/lib/QtCore.framework/QtCore',
            'deps/qt-4.8.0/darwin/x64/lib/QtGui.framework/QtGui',
            'deps/qt-4.8.0/darwin/x64/lib/QtTest.framework/QtTest'
          ],
        }]

it now needs ../deps in libraries (apparently not in include):

'conditions': [
        ['OS=="mac"', {
          'include_dirs': [
            'deps/qt-4.8.0/darwin/x64/include',
            'deps/qt-4.8.0/darwin/x64/include/QtCore',
            'deps/qt-4.8.0/darwin/x64/include/QtGui',
            'deps/qt-4.8.0/darwin/x64/include/QtTest'
          ],
          'libraries': [
            '../deps/qt-4.8.0/darwin/x64/lib/QtCore.framework/QtCore',
            '../deps/qt-4.8.0/darwin/x64/lib/QtGui.framework/QtGui',
            '../deps/qt-4.8.0/darwin/x64/lib/QtTest.framework/QtTest'
          ],
        }]

The updated source is at http://github.com/arturadib/node-qt

[TooTallNate]

Ya I stumbled upon this as well, and basically it's a gyp bug where it's not "relativizing" properly. I added the module_root_dir variable for this reason. See: https://github.com/rbranson/node-ffi/blob/master/binding.gyp#L18

[arturadib]

Hmm that helps, but I can see users getting confused as to when do
they need the variable -- for example in the file you quoted, some
places need the variable, some don't. Hard to know when...

Is there a gyp parameter that lets us specify the project root or something?

[TooTallNate]

Is there a gyp parameter that lets us specify the project root or something?

Not that I know of.

And I agree, it's not ideal. It's just a workaround to a gyp bug (I have notified them). Though you should be able to just always use the variable, even on include_dirs. That would take care of the inconsistency.

[akmumu]

i have the same problem libraries can not，but others can