Re: [Boost-build] Specify install location in command line

From: Jurko Gospodnetiæ (jurko.gospodnetic_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-05-14 23:20:42

   Hi Motonari Ito

> I want to specify install location through command line parameter. It
> sounds simple - how can I do it?
> 
> Let's say I have a Jamfile:
> 
> -----------
> exe aaa : [ glob *.cpp ] ;
> install dist : aaa ;
> -----------
> 
> And I want to change the target location through command line -
> something like;
> 
> % bjam install-dir=foo
> 
> So that aaa.exe is copied to foo/aaa.exe.

   Don't have the time to come up with a working example at the moment 
but one way to do it would be to add a custom command line parameter 
(use the MATCH to scan for it, for example see how the --built-type 
parameter is implemented in the Boos library's Jamroot file). Note that 
then you would need to tunnel the value passed on the command line to 
the appropriate target property.

   Another way would be to use Boost Build's target specific properties.
I believe the syntax is something like:

   bjam dist/location=foo

   to set the location property when building the dist target, but I 
could be wrong (in which case hopefully someone will correct me)... :-) 
Check the docs for more examples of this syntax.

   Hope this helps.

   Best regards,
     Jurko Gospodnetiæ

P.S.
   Do not know the language, so I was wondernig which is the name and 
whic is the surname ? :-)