Re: [Boost-build] [BBv2] Dealing with multiple boost-build installations

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-04-25 11:31:15

On Sunday 09 April 2006 20:09, João Abecasis wrote:

>      <project-root>/
>          build-system/
>              <Boost.Build v2>
>          boost-build.jam
>          project-root.jam
>          <other project files and directories>
.....
> The problem is that this setup breaks exactly for those who already use
> boost-build and have configured and tweaked to their tastes. Here's what
> I got when I first tried this out:
>
>      warning: couldn't find BoostBook xsl or dtd directories;
>      warning: please set "BOOST_ROOT" variable to the root directory of
.....

I think that if user already has configured Boost.Build, then it should use 
it, as opposed to Boost.Build snipped as part of your package. The in-tree 
Boost.Build copy should be used only if there's no BOOST_BUILD_PATH variable 
set. 

Does this makes sense?

- Volodya

-- 
Vladimir Prus
http://vladimir_prus.blogspot.com
Boost.Build V2: http://boost.org/boost-build2