[Boost-build] Setting link search paths with Boost.Build

From: Lawrence Spector (Lawrence.Spector_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-05-29 15:55:50

I've hit another scenario now.  It seems like you can specify a link
search path if you explicitly specify the static or dynamic library,
such as like this:

 

python-extension MyExt :

   src.cpp :

   <name>MyLib <search>MyPath

  ;

 

OR

 

python-extension MyExt

   : src.cpp MyPath//MyLib

  ;

 

Hopefully I've interpreted that much correctly.  That was what I
gathered from reading the guide.

 

However, in our code we often use the pragma comment (autolink)
mechanism to say which library we're linking to, like so in the code:

 

#pragma comment(lib, "MyLib.lib")

 

Is there some way to supply a search path to BJam, so that for a given
build, it searches there when linking.  Something like (just guessing at
what the syntax might be):

 

python-extension MyExt :

   src.cpp

  : <link-path>MyPath

  ;

 

I didn't find a clear answer to this from the documentation (though it's
quite possible I missed it).

 

Just trying to get going with all of this; I apologize for the high
volume of questions.

Thanks in advance,

 

Lawrence