Re: [Boost-build] Trying bjam --help

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Trying bjam --help
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-12-01 17:54:47

AMDG

On 12/1/2010 2:17 PM, Edward Diener wrote:
> I open a command window and type 'bjam --help'. What I get is:
>
> "Unable to load Boost.Build: could not find "boost-build.jam"
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Attempted search from C:\Users\eldiener up to the root
> at C:/Programming/share/boost-build
>
> Please consult the documentation at 'http://www.boost.org'."
>
> This is absurd. Why should it be necessary to locate anything just to 
> give me help about the Boost Build 'bjam' command ? Please fix this.

bjam --help prints help about Boost.Build and project specific help.
Thus, it has to find Boost.Build.  If you want help on bjam itself,
use bjam -h.

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe