Re: [boost] Build: Trying to get Boost.Build to see my OpenSSLonWindows

Subject: Re: [boost] Build: Trying to get Boost.Build to see my OpenSSLonWindows
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-10-01 17:13:24

AMDG

On 10/01/2016 02:55 PM, Vinnie Falco wrote:
> 
> My assumption during this whole process is that with a correctly
> configured MSVC/Boost.Build environment, I can get the Asio SSL
> examples to compile simply by issuing "b2" from the corresponding
> directory. I am starting to believe this assumption is false.
> 

The Jamfile isn't really designed to support it.

> On Sat, Oct 1, 2016 at 3:00 PM, Steven Watanabe <watanabesj_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> I suspect that the reason is that your lib ssl is not being used.
> 
> Yes I am believing that as well!
> 
>> A lib ssl in user-config.jam is totally separate from a lib ssl in
>> your Jamfile. To access it you'll need to add project user-config ;
>> in user-config.jam and then refer to /user-config//ssl in the Jamfile
> 
> This is producing results! I am making forward progress now. But I'm
> still left wondering how anyone is supposed to build the Asio SSL
> example on Windows (without having to add a bunch of paths to the b2
> invocation every time).
> 

  You can set them in user-config with the 'project'
rule.  The only problem is that they will be used
for all builds of everything, regardless of whether
they're actually needed.  I suppose that you could
put a project-config.jam in the directory of the
ssl example.  This will be used only when you
run b2 in that directory.

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe