Re: [Boost-build] What is the most proper way to use installed boost library in couple with boost.build?

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] What is the most proper way to use installed boost library in couple with boost.build?
From: Juraj Ivanèiæ (juraj.ivancic_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-07-06 03:10:30

On 4.7.2011. 20:25, Dmitry Timoshenko wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a project used boost libraries and linked against them.
> I also use boost.build to build the project.
>
> If boost libraries are used as is. With no installation (./bjam install).
> I mean a user just unpack boost_1_xx.zip and specify the path
> to unpacked content via e.g. BOOST_ROOT environment variable.
> BOOST_ROOT points to the boost's Jamroot file location.
> In this case everything is fine.
> I just write the line is my project-config.jam
>
> use-project boost : $(BOOST_ROOT) ;
>
> and can use libraries by theirs names.
>
> for example: boost/filesystem//boost_filesystem
>
> and boost.build will do all the stuff for me (build dependencies and etc.).
>
> But what if user installed boost libraries to e.g. by default
> '/usr/local' or 'c:\boost' what is common and most right way to use the
> boost in couple with boost.build in my project?
>
> Should I declare all the prebuilt targets explicitly in this case?
> The boost could also be built with different --layout specified.
> How to use installed boost libraries without boost's Jamroot file?

There is a boost.jam shipped with boost build (in contrib dir) for this 
purpose.