Re: [Boost-build] How can I manipulate build-dir's feature drivensubdirectories?

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-16 10:24:21

On Wednesday 15 February 2006 19:44, Daniel Einspanjer wrote:
> I'd just like to bump this post once and ask if there is any documentation
> or advice on changing the order of directories in the build-dir?  Is it
> feasible to make my customer feature come before variant? 
> Would it be bad 
> to make toolset not be part of the build-dir unless it wasn't the one I had
> declared as the default for the platform?

I'm afraid we don't have mechanisms for any of this. Sorry.

Here's what you can do, however:

1. File an enhancement request at http://zigzag.cs.msu.su/boost.build
2. Specify the mechanism you like, and add the spec to the enhancement 
request.
3. Hack builtin.jam so that toolset feature is not marked as "symmetric".
4. Path property-set.jam, 'as-path' method, to do anything you like.

3 and 4 are stopgap measures, actually. Unfortunately I might not have a time 
to design a solution myself as we're working on C++ Boost issues.

- Volodya