[Boost-build] Using boost libraries on Ubuntu through Boost.Build

From: Stefan Arentz (stefan.arentz_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-02-06 15:24:10

I have installed all Boost 1.34.1 packages on an Ubuntu system,
including bjam and Boost.Build (2.0m11).

Getting the most simple example from

 http://boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/tutorial.html#bbv2.tutorial.hello

to work is a no-brainer.

But now I want this example to use for example the Boost.Filesystem library.

What is the proper way to do this on a system like Ubuntu where there
is no Boost root but instead just installed headers and libraries?

Can anyone show a minimal Jamroot that depends on a boost library?

Sorry for the noob questions but the lack of documentation for
Boost.Build makes it really difficult to do these trivial things.

 S.