Re: [jamboost] Documentation set to use?

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-02-12 06:44:50

Hi Peter, 

> I am just beginning to learn boost's build system, but am a little
> confused about which documentation set to use?
>
> Which will be better for a newbie such as myself?
>
> http://www.boost.org/tools/build/jam_src/index.html#introduction
>
> http://zigzag.lvk.cs.msu.su/~ghost/Boost.Build.docs2/

This one, although it's a development version and you might want to use the 
official one on

http://boost.sf.net/boost-build2

> BASIC COMMENTS:
> A simple paragraph about the history and status of the build tool
> versions relative to the documents floating around might help reduce
> confusion. i.e. when to use jam vs bjam v1 vs bjam v2, and what
> changes between the built-ins, and jambase for each.

Somebody already asked for brief introduction about what's bjam, what's 
Boost.Build and how they are related. I hope that will help.

- Volodya