Re: [jamboost] Re: An easy way to add a feature?

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-12-11 03:29:50

Zbynek Winkler wrote:
> Vladimir Prus wrote:
> > Hi Zbynek,
> >
> >>I'd like to add propagated non-free link-incompatible feature for my
> >>project. It should have a name and 4 possible values and it should
> >>expand into different <define>s. I've looked at the extender manual but
> >>that didn't help. Where else would be a good place to look? Thanks.
> >
> > Maybe, you can take a look at the attached? I wrote it some time ago but
> > had to time to integrate to html docs.
>
> Thanks, but I was hoping for something less intrusive. Can I add feature
> only for my project? I do not want to modify the core bjam because then
> my project could be compiled only by my bjam. 

Sure! You can put the definition of new feature in your own module, drop that 
module at the project root and import it from project-root.jam. 

> Maybe when you have some
> time you could add an example to the 'example' directory (something
> along the lines of 'example/customization')?

Yep, I plan to do something like that.

- Volodya