Re: [boost] dll-path feature

From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-28 19:13:20

AMDG

Brook Milligan wrote:
> 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 * )
>
> 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?
>   

Jamroot is kind of odd.  It ignores the targets created with boost-install.
Try adding dll-path to this one:

# Complete install
package.install install-proper
    :   $(install-requirements) <install-no-version-symlinks>on
    :
    :   libs/$(libraries)/build
    :   $(headers)
    ;

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe