Re: [Boost-build] relative paths in subprojects

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] relative paths in subprojects
From: Gevorg Voskanyan (v_gevorg_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-03-04 05:26:03

Евгений Шубин wrote:
> I have a hierarchic structure in my  project:
> project
> |__Jamroot
> |__subproject1
> |____Jamfile
> |____...
> |__subproject2
> |____Jamfile
> |____...
> |__subproject3
> |____Jamfile
> |____...
> |__...
> .
> 
> When  I run bjam in toplevel project, "path.pwd" in Jamfiles of subprojects 
>shows me  that current directory is path where i have run bjam.
> 
> So, all relative  paths in Jamfiles are invalid. They are only valid, when bjam 
>is run in  subproject`s directory.
> 
> Is there any way to use relative paths in such  manner?


path-constant is your 
friend: http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/reference/rules.html

HTH,
Gevorg