Re: [Boost-build] [bbv2] site-config.jam

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-04-05 19:55:31

on Thu Apr 05 2007, Jeffrey Holle <jeffreyholle-AT-bellsouth.net> wrote:

> I'm using Boost.Build V2 (Milestone 11) Boost.Jam 03.1.14
>
> As per http://www.boost.org/doc/html/bbv2/recipies/site-config.html, 
> I've added to my site-config.jam file.
>
> import project ;
> project.initialize $(__name__) ;
> project site-config ;
> lib zlib : : <name>z ;
>
> Why are the first three lines necessary?

I think this incantation (cryptic as it is) is making the site-config
Jam module into a project in its own right, where targets can be
declared.

> What does $(__name__) refer to?

The name of the current module (probably something like
"<unspecified-who-knows>site-config" in this case)

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