Re: [boost] Boost Build Experiences

From: Jody Hagins (jody-boost-011304_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-05-14 09:57:50

On Sun, 13 May 2007 14:18:39 -0400
"Dan Weber" <dweber_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Hi there,
> 
> Last night I had a great experience for the first time with bjam and
> boost-build.  Installation was the most difficult part, but after that
> writing the Jamroot was done in under 30 minutes for a library I'm
> working with that has a really lousy existing build system.  I needed
> full install support (missing in the library's build) that worked
> consistently across operating systems.  Overall, it was a great
> success and I'll be moving my development projects to boost-build.

What, exactly, is your previous experience with boost build tools, and
what documentation did you use to gain insight for this project?