Re: [Boost-docs] [quickbook] Where are the docs for Jamfiles?

Subject: Re: [Boost-docs] [quickbook] Where are the docs for Jamfiles?
From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-10-06 10:30:10

On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Paul A. Bristow
<pbristow_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: boost-docs-bounces_at_[hidden] [mailto:boost-docs-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of
>> Beman Dawes
...>> A "Hello World" level example .qbk file with annotated
Jamfile.v2 that builds it would be very
> helpful.
>
> There are lots of (confusingly, and unnecessarily,  different) jamfiles about.
>
> I've tried to provide an (over-)annotated version at
>
> https://svn.boost.org/svn/boost/sandbox/guild/mylibrary/libs/mylibrary/doc/jamfile.v2

One look at that and a potential user would never give Quickbook a
try. It is appallingly complicated.

The simplest possible Jamfile would be a much gentler start. See the
attached files for an example.

--Beman