Re: [Boost-build] Configuring the include path for a toolset

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Configuring the include path for a toolset
From: Holger Joukl (Holger.Joukl_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-08-05 03:24:18

Hi,

> I'd like to specify an include path to be used by the compiler. I
> tried to use:
>        <compileflags>-I...
> where "-I" specifies an include directory, but "bjam" seems to
> ignore it and omit it from the compilation (all other compileflags
> are passed correctly).
>
> Is there a way to specify the include path as part of the toolset,
> so I don't need to specify it on each build command (using
"include=...")?

You can use <include> directives in your Jam file:

<include>/path/to/headers

IIRC you can also use it as a command line feature arg to bjam, like
include=-I/path/to/headers.

Holger

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