Re: [Boost-build] Using the install rule with a pre-built library

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Using the install rule with a pre-built library
From: Jurko Gospodnetić (jurko.gospodnetic_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-03-12 07:26:54

   Hi.

> I ended up solving my problem by generating the <file> feature using a rule,
> which borrows the same bjam utilities that are used to generate
> platform-specific library names. It's not pretty, but it got me there.

   Are you sure your solution works correctly when you attempt to build 
an exe using your target as a source? Does it link to the correct import 
library? I remember it did not when I tried setting the <file> rule 
directly...

   Best regards,
     Jurko Gospodnetić