Re: [boost] Build: Trying to get Boost.Build to see my OpenSSL on Windows

Subject: Re: [boost] Build: Trying to get Boost.Build to see my OpenSSL on Windows
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-10-01 12:24:10

AMDG

On 10/01/2016 07:08 AM, Vinnie Falco wrote:
> I'm trying to build the Asio SSL examples but bjam can't find my
> OpenSSL installation on Windows (using Visual Studio 2015). Everything
> else builds. And I am having the dickens of a time finding any
> information on the web about mixing Windows, OpenSSL, and bjam.
> 
> As a last resort I've thrown a hail mary to StackOverflow:
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/39800333/how-do-i-get-bjam-to-set-include-paths-for-openssl-headers-and-libraries-on-msvc
> 
> I'm not clear on what this line does on Windows using MSVC:
> 
>    lib ssl ;
> 
> The line appears in Asio Jamfiles that use OpenSSL.
> 

It assumes that ssl can be found in the default
library path.  You should be able to pass the
paths to Boost.Build with b2 library-path=... include=...

> Any help is appreciated, thank you.
> 

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe