Re: [Boost-build] trying to compile a test project with boost.build which uses boost libraries

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] trying to compile a test project with boost.build which uses boost libraries
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-02-26 16:26:50

AMDG

Geoff Hilton wrote:
> Steven Watanabe wrote:
>> /boost//filesystem refers to the library under bin.v2, rather than
>> the library in the stage/lib directory.  If you want to use prebuild 
>> libraries,
>> you can use the boost module.  (Try running bjam --help boost)
>
> Thanks for the response, I tried a few things and I evidently am still 
> completely and thoroughly confused. Using pre-built boost, do I need 
> to specify the libraries manually as per 
> http://beta.boost.org/doc/tools/build/doc/html/bbv2/tutorial/prebuilt.html 
>  ? I imagine I should put all that in the site-config.jam as specified 
> in 
> http://beta.boost.org/doc/tools/build/doc/html/bbv2/recipies/site-config.html 
> ? How can I take advantage of boost's magic to simplify the lib 
> declarations as much as possible?
>
> I wish there was a "hello world v2" type example for this in the 
> documentation. :|

The boost module contains the logic for declaring targets
for the pre-built libraries.  It has documentation
describing how to use it.

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe