Re: [Boost-build] Newbie Clarifications

From: DrAnonymous (antamiga_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-04-19 15:15:23

Rene -

Thanks for your help!

I'm having a hardtime making my own simple test cases to understand bjam and
Boost.build.

I wanted to compile a single cpp file and produce an executable.  Something
like so:

source.cpp
bin
---source
objs
---source.o

I tried to use boost.build, but was having problems.  I also tried to use
bjam with only a Jamfile done according to the ftjam/jam docs.  Neither
worked.  My cpp does use the spirit library and I couldn't figure out how to
include the headers from the Jamfile.

Could I trouble you to provide some feedback or an example of how a Jamfile
would differ using boost.build vs just bjam without the addtional jamfiles?

Regards,
Aaron R>

PS - My directory layout is just an example, I just want to get it to work
first and then start doing more advanced things.

On 4/19/07, Rene Rivera <grafikrobot_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> DrAnonymous wrote:
> > I wondered if someone could humor me and clarify a few things?
>
> Sure.
>
> > - bjam is an executable that can replace make in its most trivial
> > case.  So if you wanted to compile a simple hello world example, all
> > you would need is bjam, a Jamfile, and the hello world source file.
> > Is this true?
>
> Yes.
>
> > - boost.build is a bunch of Jamfiles, containing rules, and targets to
> > provide higher level features for doing larger scale builds from
> > source code?
>
> Yes.
>
> > - Does bjam do everything that jam and ftjam do, but more?
>
> Not sure how far ftjam has progressed, but I'd guess the answer is still
> yes.
>
> > - Do you have to use Boost.build to use bjam?
>
> No.
>
> > - I have an executable that reads in an input file and produces .cpp
> > files (an autocoder).  Does bjam lend itself to running the autocoder
> > then compiling the new source files?
>
> Hm, that's a hard question to answer since "lend" is a subjective term.
> But yes, bjam, and Boost.Build, support doing that. In the abstract that
> is what all compilers, linkers, etc. do. They take in input files and
> generate output file(s).
>
> > Your input is really appreciated!
>
> NP.
>
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