Re: [boost] [modular-boost] /boost//headers error

Subject: Re: [boost] [modular-boost] /boost//headers error
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-02-06 15:19:31

AMDG

On 02/06/2014 12:02 PM, Thomas Suckow wrote:
> I am seeing a strange discrepancy between building the headers target
> from the command line vs including it as a dependency in another target.
> 
> 
> In our own projects we 'use-project /boost : $(PATH_TO_BOOST) ;' and use
> the headers target. But as a reproducible example, if I add
> /boost//headers to tools/quickbook/src/Jamfile.v2
> I get:
> http://pastebin.com/KMcMSLZW
> 
> I tried to debug it, but alas my skills at boost-build seem to be
> insufficient. It is interesting to note however that when looking at 'b2
> -d5' output 'sequence.join library-name-headers .' seems to be invoked
> when it fails, yet that does not occur when it succeeds.
> 
> If anyone has any ideas on how to get this working again, I would be
> happy to look into this more.
> 

Use <implicit-dependency>/boost//headers

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe