Re: [Boost-build] site-config.jam and use-project rule

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-01-07 12:40:25

On Tuesday 11 December 2007 23:58:57 Felipe Magno de Almeida wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm having trouble with use-project rule inside site-config.jam
> 
> This line:
> use-project boost : C:/development/new_boost/svn_boost ;
> 
> Works on user-config.jam, but not on site-config.jam in build/v2
> directory. I would like to use the same boost as the boost.build
> running, so I need the site-config.jam.

The problem here is that when use-project loads Jamfile at the specified
location, that Jamfiles tries to inherit properties from user-config.jam,
which is not loaded at this point.

The right solution would be to make use-project lazy -- so that it
does not immediately load referenced Jamfile. However, it's a bit of
work and might not happen in near future.

Sorry,
Volodya