Re: [Boost-build] about a new feature affecting build-dir

From: Ilya Sokolov (fal_delivery_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-05-12 12:56:06

Jorge Suit Perez Ronda wrote:
> I try this:
> 
> import feature : feature ;
> 
> feature variety 
>     : we wi he hi ii ce ci ti 
>     : optional composite link-incompatible ;
> 
> feature.compose <variety>we : <define>CONFIG_VAR_WE <define>NDEBUG ;
> feature.compose <variety>wi : <define>CONFIG_VAR_WI <define>NDEBUG ;
> feature.compose <variety>he : <define>CONFIG_VAR_HE <define>NDEBUG ;
> feature.compose <variety>hi : <define>CONFIG_VAR_HI <define>NDEBUG ;
> feature.compose <variety>ii : <define>CONFIG_VAR_II <define>NDEBUG ;
> feature.compose <variety>ce : <define>CONFIG_VAR_CE ;
> feature.compose <variety>ci : <define>CONFIG_VAR_CI ;
> feature.compose <variety>ti : <define>CONFIG_VAR_TI ;
> 
> and after invoking 
> 
> bjam mps link=static variety=ci
> 
> I got:
> 
> /usr/local/src/Build/boost-build/build/property.jam:265: in validate1
> from module property
> error: Invalid property '<variety>ci': unknown feature 'variety'.
> /usr/local/src/Build/boost-build/build/property.jam:273: in
> property.validate from module property
> /usr/local/src/Build/boost-build/build/build-request.jam:176: in
> convert-command-line-element from module build-request
> /usr/local/src/Build/boost-build/build/build-request.jam:138: in
> build-request.from-command-line from module build-request
> /usr/local/src/Build/boost-build/build-system.jam:162: in load from
> module build-system
> /usr/local/src/Build/boost-build/kernel/modules.jam:261: in import from
> module modules
> /usr/local/src/Build/boost-build/kernel/bootstrap.jam:132: in
> boost-build from module
> /usr/local/src/Build/boost-build/boost-build.jam:1: in module scope from
> module
> 
> any suggestion?

i'm not sure, it seems like your code was not interpreted. it should be 
in any of parent projects jamfile (or in site-config, etc...)