Re: [jamboost] Minimal Boost.Jam

From: Alan Gutierrez (alan-jamboost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-01-02 08:18:38

* Rene Rivera <grafik.list_at_[hidden]> [2005-01-02 03:26]:
> 
> Alan Gutierrez wrote:
> > As an exercise, I created, what I thought was a minimal
> > Boost.Jam file.
> > 
> > When I execute it, I get:
> > 
> > Hello, World!
> > don't know how to make all
> > ...found 1 target...
> > ...can't find 1 target...
> > 
> > Two simple questions about the minimal script.
> > 
> > 1) Is foo a target? Or is rule a target?
> 
> No. No.

Okay. Than how does one specify a target?

> > rule foo
> > {
> > ECHO "Hello, World!" ;
> > }
> 
> That defines a Jam rule. Akin to a function.

I know.

> > foo ;
> 
> That invokes the "foo" rule.

I know.

> > 2) What is the minimal Boost.Jam that will know how to make all?

> That depends on what you want to define the "all" target to be. And what 
> you want to define it in: Jam, Perforce/Jam, or Boost.Build.v1, or 
> Boost.Build.v2?

Boost.Build.v2.

The minimal Jamfile.v2 to make that warning go away is all I'm
looking for.

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Alan Gutierrez - alan_at_[hidden]