Re: [Boost-build] AIX build- and ar-options in gcc.jam not working?

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-06-29 10:30:44

On Sunday 29 June 2008 15:47:35 Andrej van der Zee wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am working on a AIX pServer (or RS/6000) with a
> 64bit kernel and found the following build- and
> ar-options on the last four lines in gcc.jam in the
> boost source tree version 1.35:
> 
> # AIX variant of RS/6000 & PowerPC
> flags gcc OPTIONS
> <architecture>power/<address-model>32/<target-os>aix :
> -maix32 ;
> flags gcc OPTIONS
> <architecture>power/<address-model>64/<target-os>aix :
> -maix64 ;
> flags gcc AROPTIONS
> <architecture>power/<address-model>64/<target-os>aix :
> "-X 64" ;
> 
> But when I build the boost source tree or my own
> projects, these options are not used at all. Is there
> a reason for this? How can I force the build to use
> these options? I tried stuff such as:
> 
> bjam
> -bBUILD="<architecture>power/<address-model>64/<target-os>aix"

I'm afraid this command like is fairly wrong. Please see documentation
at boost.org/boost-build2 for syntax description. The above is written:

  bjam architecture=power address-model=64 target-os=aix

- Volodya