Re: [Boost-build] Newbie questions

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Newbie questions
From: Boris Schaeling (boris_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-07-13 08:44:57

On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:17:37 +0200, Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> wrote:

Vladimir,

thanks for your answer!

> [...]Yes, <os> is old feature. Use <target-os> or <host-os> these days.

As the documentation doesn't mention <host-os> I wonder how to find out  
which features (and rules) exist. Is there any Jamfile which defines all  
features (and rules) and can be used as an always up-to-date reference? I  
sometimes read about features in this mailing list and wonder how people  
knew that they exist.

> [...]At present, Boost.Build is not checking if it's inside Boost tree,  
> or not.

Then my understanding is correct that it is impossible to link to a Boost  
C++ library without using a hardcoded path in a Jamfile? I ask as I've  
seen sometimes variables used like BOOST_ROOT or BOOST_PATH. They are not  
automatically inherited or set though but must have been defined in a  
project's Jamfile?

Boris