Re: [Boost-build] Mid-level example of using bjam outside of boost

From: Tim St. Clair (timothysc_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-07-24 11:39:17

>From what you are telling me it appears that I need to grab all which is in
tools/build/v2 in order to build.  That's fine, I'm willing to bite that
dep.  However it would be very useful if there was a step by step process
somewhere which outlines how-to setup a project.

It would also be nice if there were some open source projects which use bjam
which I could reference.  After looking at (N) bjam files I can usually
gleen the forest through the trees.

So if you know of any other projects which I can look @ that would be
*useful*

-Tim

On 7/24/07, Roland Schwarz <roland.schwarz_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
>
>
> Tim St. Clair wrote:
> >     I'm looking for a nice mid-level example of a bjam project outside
> > of boost, which uses boost.  All of the examples listed in the
> > documentation are very simple and CANNED.  I want to know exactly what
> > pieces I need in order for me to build, w/o dragging in the entire
> > tools/build/v2 directory.
>
> What do you mean by CANNED ? Do you mean everything below boost root?
> If so, try to take the tools/build/v2/example/libraries as a starting
> point.
> 1) Move it outside the tree.
> 2) Make sure either you have BOOST_BUILD_PATH pointing to
>     .../tools/build/v2, have a boost-build.jam pointing there,
>     or have the boost-build package (if you are on debian) installed.
> 3) Using boost libraries: If you want to be platform independent
>     you currently have only one option: installing the source tree.
>     Then in your Jamroot: "use-project boost : insert_path_to_boost"
> 4) Linking to boost libraries from bjam in a platform independent
>     way is being worked on.
>
> >     From reading the documentation, and looking at the bjam files
> > created within boost, there is a fair amount of inconsistency on what
> > one might consider to be "best-practices"...
>
> Unfortunately true. This for the most part stems from the draft nature
> of the Boost.Build manual I guess.
>
> Roland
>
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Regards,
Timothy St. Clair
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