Re: [Boost-build] How to reference Boost header include path fromoutside the Boost tree?

From: John Maddock (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-03-30 11:34:27

> You should using something like this:
>
>  projec yours :
>     requirements <use>path_to_boost//headers ;
>
>  run myfile ;
>
> Or you can have:
>
>  run myfile path_to_boost//headers ;
>
>
> This is not fully covered in docs, I'll try to update
>
> http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/faq/header-only-libraries.html
>
> with information about *using* header-only libraries, as opposed to
> declaring them.

What advantage does that have over just <include>path-to-boost ?

In any case it completely misses the point: I know where Boost is on my 
machine, I don't know where it is on someone elses machine (who may be 
running my examples).  bjam on the other hand *does* know where boost is, 
because it's located the build system.  It's that information I want to pull 
out.

John.