Re: Documentation set to use?

From: redwoodprime (unknownid_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-02-12 14:19:03

--- In jamboost_at_[hidden], Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_c...> wrote:
> 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

Thanks for the link pointer. It proved very helpful.