Re: [jamboost] Re: Boost support: --help in top-level dir; installting libs

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-06-16 07:25:00

On Thursday 16 June 2005 16:04, David Abrahams wrote:
> Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> writes:
> > Hi,
> > some time ago Rene noted that
> >
> > bjam --v2 --help
> >
> > in Boost top-level dir does not produce install help. Instead, it prints
> > various options related to Boost.Build online help.
> >
> > What's the best way to address this:
> > [ ] Make --help here produce only install help
> > [ ] Make --help produce both install help and Boost.Build online help
> > [ ] Introduce new --help-install or --help-project option, and mention it
> > in --help output.
>
> I think something like the latter. The help system was designed to be
> modular, so it should be possible to do something non-intrusive for
> each project. Maybe
>
> --help-boost

Fine with me. We'd need to restructure the --help output to be more accessible 
to users, but overall adding --help-boost should work.

> > Rene also noted that it's no way to install a specific boost library by
> > going to it's libs/whatever/build and running "bjam install".
> > What's the best way to address this:
> > [ ] Introduce new top-level rule 'declare-install-targets' that each
> > library Jamfile will call (pretty easy)
>
> If you call the rule "install," I'm on board.

'install' is already taken main rule name. Maybe 'boost-install'?

- Volodya

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