Re: [Boost-build] Boost.Build Documentation (on Steriods) for Newbies?

From: Hassan Mehmet (hassan_mehmet_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-01-19 09:28:05

Mateusz Loskot <mateusz <at> loskot.net> writes:

> Here are some simple crash courses I found very helpful:
> 
> http://www.brainbell.com/tutorials/C++/Building_C++_Applications.htm

Thanks for that link

It taught me more in one visit than hours of trawling through the manual and 
code.

IMHO There really needs to be some good clear examples about creating your own 
target types (for anyone who wants to do more than a simple build.)

For instance it is still not clear after much investigation how the whole 
system hangs together (for instance how are generators, rules and actions 
related etc?). 

The same problem has been found by most of my colleagues (all experienced and 
busy programmers) who do not have days to spend struggling with a build 
system. 

My two pennys worth

Regards