Re: [Boost-build] Errors when using target references to boost libraries

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Errors when using target references to boost libraries
From: Johan Nilsson (r.johan.nilsson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-09-04 02:46:30

Bob Walters wrote:
> I'm having difficulty referring to targets in the boost library, and
> would appreciate any pointers or help on what I may be doing wrong.
>
> I have an stand-alone project which is dependent on boost.  I set up
> this project with its own Jamroot, which is relatively small.  I'm
> trying to use the directory//target syntax to refer to libraries in
> the boost project.  My goal is that using those targets avoids any
> need to try to

Try to ... what?

>
> <File 'Jamroot':>
>
> import common ;
> import os ;
>
> local BOOST_ROOT = [ os.environ BOOST_ROOT ] ;
>
> alias libboost_serialization :
> $(BOOST_ROOT)/libs/serialization/build//boost_serialization ;
> alias libboost_thread : $(BOOST_ROOT)/libs/thread/build//boost_thread
> ;
> alias libboost_filesystem :
> $(BOOST_ROOT)/libs/filesystem/build//boost_filesystem ;
> alias libboost_system : $(BOOST_ROOT)/libs/system/build//boost_system
> ;
> alias libboost_date_time :
> $(BOOST_ROOT)/libs/date_time/build//boost_date_time ;

Not sure what's happening here, but you could try a slightly different way 
of definining the targets:

import common ;
import os ;

path-constant BOOST_ROOT : [ os.environ BOOST_ROOT ] ;
use-project /boost : $(BOOST_ROOT) ;

alias libboost_serialization : /boost//serialization ;
... etc ...

HTH / Johan