Re: [Boost-build] Install target and projects

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Install target and projects
From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-02-15 12:25:44

On Monday 15 February 2010 19:27:40 Steven Watanabe wrote:

> AMDG
> 
> Andreas wrote:
> > Now, there's a next question. I have a Jamfile:
> >
> >    project doastools
> >        ;
> >
> >    exe aspmath : aspmath.cpp
> >                  /boost/program_options//boost_program_options
> >                ;
> >
> >    install tools
> >        : doastools
> >        : <variant>release:<location>../../bin/release
> >          <variant>debug:<location>../../bin/debug
> >        ;
> >
> > Obviously, I'm missing something pretty basic about projects and how 
> > to use them ... Any ideas?
> 
> Project names have a leading /.  Try
> 
> install tools
>     : /doastools
>     : ...
> ;

Also, I do hope the 'tools' target is actually not part of the 'doastools' project,
as otherwise you're looking for infinite recursion. Boost.Build will detect it
and complain ;-)

HTH,

--
Vladimir Prus
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