Re: [boost] [gil] Ok to merge new gil's extension to release branch?

Subject: Re: [boost] [gil] Ok to merge new gil's extension to release branch?
From: Christian Henning (chhenning_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-03-29 14:44:37

Hi Steven,

>
> a) add zlib.jam etc. to Boost.Build.  I can review and add
>    them if you point me to where they come from.

You can find all jam files here:

http://svn.boost.org/svn/boost/sandbox/tools/build_extensions/ext

I use:
zlib.jam
png.jam
jpeg.jam
libtiff.jam

> b) in your Jamfile, attempt to auto-configure these libraries
>    if they are not already configured.

I'm not sure what that means. A user has to point to the source code
somehow. How should we do that? Using environmental variables?

> c) in your Jamfile, test whether the libraries were
>    successfully configured and take any appropriate action.

Again, how would you do that?

Thanks for your help!

Christian