Re: [boost] Boost Jam question: how to set "features"?

From: David Abrahams (david.abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-11-09 00:22:49

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Anichini" <sanichin_at_[hidden]>

>
> in tools/build/features.jam I see this line:
> feature runtime-link : dynamic static ;
>
> my question is: how the heck do I over-ride this from the command line?
I.e.
> by default on MSVC it builds runtime-link-dynamic. I want to build
> runtime-link-static.
>
> I've read every document on Jam and FTJam I can find on the web, I can't
> find the way to do this.

It's covered at www.boost.org/tools/build/build_system.htm#build

try jam -sBUILD="<runtime-link>static" ...