what does $(1:D=) mean?

Question

I'm reading Jamrule file of some project to understand how it builds. But there is some that I can't understand. Such like $(1:D=) or $(1:S=$(sample)) or $(1:G=$(sample)) what does it mean?

I searched colon and equal meaning in a shell script but I couldn't find when the alphabet is in between them.

ex) local _s = $(1:D=) ;

Answer 1

$(1) expands the first argument of a rule. $(1:D=foo) applies a modifier that replaces the directory portion of the expanded elements (dirname, if you think in shell terms) with the string foo. The special case $(1:D=) removes the directory portion. The modifier S refers to the suffix (aka extension) of the file name, G to the "grist" of a jam target name.

Please refer to the Variable Expansion section of the Perforce Jam documentation for a complete list. I can recommend reading the complete Jam documentation to understand the specific concepts (like grist).