[Boost-build] discovering libraries with boost at build time [was Re: Python port development ]

Subject: [Boost-build] discovering libraries with boost at build time [was Re: Python port development ]
From: Shridhar Daithankar (ghodechhap_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-07-09 09:59:54

On Friday 09 July 2010 19:17:45 Artyom wrote:
> I still do not support BBv2 for Boost.Locale even in the release for review
> for one simple
> reason - there is no even way to do something like find_library, or
> find_path.

exactly which libraries you need to search?

boost build supports working with pkgconfig, which could provide some basic 
support for that functionality, irrespective of the build system used. 

pl see http://old.nabble.com/Picking-up-options-from-pkg-config-
td22825647.html. I can't see nabble.com right now but its in top 4 results for 
googling "boost-build pkgconfig"

I am not too familiar with cmake but AFAIK, every project needs to ship cmake 
files in its installation so that cmake can discover the correct build 
settings. pkgconfig supports similar goals and is already there on most linux 
installs and supported by many libraries.

Of course, that does not cover windows situation at all.

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Regards 
 Shridhar