[feature request] for addon_config.mk: escape $ using $$

[tyhenry]

this would allow for something like:

ADDON_LIBS = C:\pathtolib\$$(Platform)\libfile.lib

which would be parsed to path: C:\pathtolib\$(Platform)\ file: libfile.lib

this would be handy for VS since it uses the $(something) pattern for macros in project properties

[kritzikratzi]

maybe your problem is more specific, but in general i think there are already solutions for adding libs.

• save the lib files in myAddon/libs/somelib/lib/vs/mylib.lib
• in your addon_config.mk, at the end write:

vs:
    ADDON_LIBS += mylibsfolder

ofxKinect might also be interesting to take a look at. it has a lot of platform specific libs. https://github.com/openframeworks/openFrameworks/blob/master/addons/ofxKinect/addon_config.mk

[tyhenry]

Yep, that's working fine (see this OF forum thread)...

the request is about how to escape a $ in the addon_config.mk - in order to keep environmental variables from being parsed and replaced by the project generator, instead leaving it up to the IDE.

It would be helpful because Visual Studio has a lot of macros that use the $(variable) format, like $(Platform), which VS translates to Win32 or x64 depending on the build target