Translate rule var paths for Visual Studio projects and make relative to project

src/actions/vstudio/vs2010_vcxproj.lua

@@ -516,7 +516,11 @@
 					local fld = p.rule.getPropertyField(rule, prop)
 					local value = cfg[fld.name]
 					if value ~= nil then
-						value = p.rule.getPropertyString(rule, prop, value)
+						if fld.kind == "path" then
+							value = path.translate(project.getrelative(cfg.project, value))
+						else
+							value = p.rule.getPropertyString(rule, prop, value)
+						end
 						if value ~= nil and #value > 0 then
 							m.element(prop.name, nil, '%s', value)
 						end

tests/actions/vstudio/vc2010/test_rule_vars.lua

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 --
 -- tests/actions/vstudio/vc2010/test_rule_vars.lua
 -- Validate generation of custom rule variables at the project level.
--- Copyright (c) 2014 Jason Perkins and the Premake project
+-- Author Jason Perkins
+-- Copyright (c) 2014-2015 Jason Perkins and the Premake project
 --
 
 	local suite = test.declare("vstudio_vs2010_rule_vars")
@@ -49,18 +50,6 @@
 -- Test setting the various property kinds.
 --
 
-	function suite.onStringVar()
-		createVar { name="MyVar", kind="string" }
-		myRuleVars { MyVar = "hello" }
-		prepare()
-		test.capture [[
-<MyRule>
-	<MyVar>hello</MyVar>
-</MyRule>
-		]]
-	end
-
-
 	function suite.onBooleanVar()
 		createVar { name="MyVar", kind="boolean" }
 		myRuleVars { MyVar = false }
@@ -73,18 +62,6 @@
 	end
 
 
-	function suite.onListVar()
-		createVar { name="MyVar", kind="list" }
-		myRuleVars { MyVar = { "a", "b", "c" } }
-		prepare()
-		test.capture [[
-<MyRule>
-	<MyVar>a b c</MyVar>
-</MyRule>
-		]]
-	end
-
-
 	function suite.onEnumVar()
 		createVar {
 			name = "MyVar",
@@ -106,3 +83,40 @@
 </MyRule>
 		]]
 	end
+
+
+	function suite.onListVar()
+		createVar { name="MyVar", kind="list" }
+		myRuleVars { MyVar = { "a", "b", "c" } }
+		prepare()
+		test.capture [[
+<MyRule>
+	<MyVar>a b c</MyVar>
+</MyRule>
+		]]
+	end
+
+
+	function suite.onPathVar()
+		createVar { name="MyVar", kind="path" }
+		myRuleVars { MyVar = "../../path/to/file" }
+		prepare()
+		test.capture [[
+<MyRule>
+	<MyVar>..\..\path\to\file</MyVar>
+</MyRule>
+		]]
+	end
+
+
+	function suite.onStringVar()
+		createVar { name="MyVar", kind="string" }
+		myRuleVars { MyVar = "hello" }
+		prepare()
+		test.capture [[
+<MyRule>
+	<MyVar>hello</MyVar>
+</MyRule>
+		]]
+	end
+