Execute AppleScript in makefile

[craibuc]

I was hoping to execute AppleScript from within the the build action:

script build
    property parent : Task(me)
    property description : "Build script bundle."

    echo("Building...")
    osacompile("Controller", "scptd", {"-x"})

    -- hide the extension
    my hideExtension("Controller.scptd")

end script

on hideExtension(theFile)
    tell application "Finder"
        set extension hidden of theFile to true
    end tell
end hideExtension

However, I get an error:

./makefile.applescript: execution error: «script build» doesn’t understand the “hideExtension” message. (-1708)

Is there a way to do this? Also, how do I get a reference to the current directory?

[lifepillar]

You should put the definition of hideExtension() inside the build script. If you want to keep it at the top level, you may change the code as follows:

property TopLevel : me

script build
  -- [...]
  TopLevel's hideExtension("Controller.scptd")
end script

on hideExtension(theFile)
  -- [...]
end hideExtension

Inside a task, you may get the POSIX path of the working directory with my PWD.