Re: [boost] [boost.build] RFE: pkg-config

From: Caleb Epstein (caleb.epstein_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-06-17 16:38:45

On 6/17/05, Stefan Seefeld <seefeld_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Right. I think I wasn't very clear: I believe generating and installing pc files
> for all boost libraries as part of the boost.build process is fine. Yet some
> systems package the libraries differently (renamed libraries, different installation
> prefixes, etc.), so it must be possible to modify those files.

If the vendors install things "the right way" (e.g. using bjam, and
possibly using the lightly documented --layout flag -- see
BOOST_ROOT/Jamfile), then bjam ought to be able to generate the .pc
files with the correct settings.

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Caleb Epstein
caleb dot epstein at gmail dot com