Re: [Boost-build] [boost] [1.38] Beta release of PDF documentation(and some helpneeded).

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] [boost] [1.38] Beta release of PDF documentation(and some helpneeded).
From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-02-11 12:35:58

On Monday 09 February 2009 21:08:47 John Maddock wrote:
> >>> Something like:
> >>>
> >>>         install my_pdf_file
> >>>                 : some_target_that_produces_badly_named_file
> >>>                 : <name>nice_name <location>whatever
> >>>                 ;
> >>>
> >>> should work.
> >
> > I tried adding:
> >
> > install pdf-python-install
> >  :
> >    ../../libs/python/doc/tutorial/doc//tutorial
> >  :
> >    <location>.
> >    <name>python_tutorial.pdf
> >    <install-type>PDF
> >    <format>pdf
> >  ;
> 
> An update on this:
> 
> the above does work as long as there is only one install target in the 
> Jamfile, as soon as there is more than one then it fails as noted before. 

You mean, this error:

        error: When <name> property is used in 'install', only one source is allowed

? Can you explicitly write down the two install targets you have? In what Jamfile
are they?
        

> Also if there are more than one install targets, something like:
> 
> install dir1 : files1 ;
> install dir2 : file2 ;
> 
> Then both file1 and file2 end up in dir2, is this a bug?

Is there any way for me to reproduce this locally? I suspect you've left out some
important context.

- Volodya