[boost] dll-path feature

From: Brook Milligan (brook_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-23 19:13:33

It seems that I need to use the dll-path feature to add an -rpath
directive to the linker when my boost libraries are installed.  This
seems to be described (mostly) fairly clearly at

     http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/faq/dll-path.html

What is not clear is where the feature should be invoked.

My attempt to modify Jamroot to add <dll-path> to the boost-install
rule failed in the sense that not rpath information makes it into the
installed libraries.  (The rest of this snippet is the original.).

     rule boost-install ( libraries * )
     {
         package.install install
             : <dependency>/boost//install-headers $(install-requirements)
             : # No binaries
             : $(libraries)
             : # No headers, it's handled by the dependency
         ;

         install stage : $(libraries) : <location>$(BOOST_STAGE_LOCATE) <dll-path>/path/to/add/via/rpath ;

         local c = [ project.current ] ;
         local project-module = [ $(c).project-module ] ;
         module $(project-module)
         {
             explicit stage ;
             explicit install ;
         }
     }

So, how is one supposed to invoke the <dll-path> feature in order to
have -rpath added to the linking of libraries during their
installation?

Thanks for your help.

Cheers,
Brook