lib helpers : helpers.cpp : <include>boost : : <include>. ;
 

lib z : : <name>z <search>/home/ghost ;           
lib compress : : <file>/opt/libs/compress.a ;
 

 

lib helpers : helpers.cpp : : : <include>. ;
 

alias header_only_library : : : :  <include>/usr/include/header_only_library ;
 

lib lib : lib.cpp : : : <include>. ;
alias lib_alias ;
exe main : main.cpp lib_alias ;
 

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the above jam code is from http://boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/advanced/builtins/targets.html

 

i cann't understand the syntax, could u explain it for me?

thank u very much!