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From: Phillip Seaver (phil_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-08-16 09:05:44


Andrey Melnikov wrote:

> Weining Hao wrote:
> > There wasn't Jamroot file.Now I just rename the
> > Jamefile.v2 to Jamroot and delete the file
> > project-root.jam, then it works.
> >
> > Does that mean the file Jamroot exists instead of
> > Jamefile.v2?
>
> As far as I know Jamfile.v2 is a hack in boost/boost-build.jam
> implemented solely for Boost libraries to allow Boost to be built with
> both versions before BBv2 becomes stable.

For what it's worth, I've found this to be a useful hack, since I build
freetype with bbv2, and it comes with its own Jamfile's. So, I just put
my own Jamfile.v2 in the freetype directory, and it uses that instead of
freetype's Jamfile. That way, I don't have to modify the freetype
distribution at all, which makes upgrading simpler.

Phillip

 


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