Re: [Boost-build] Setting layout from Jamfile

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Setting layout from Jamfile
From: Steve M. Robbins (steve_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-10-06 14:15:36

On Mon, Oct 06, 2014 at 06:18:08PM +0400, Antony Polukhin wrote:
> 2014-10-03 11:44 GMT+04:00 Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]>:
> 
> > On 09/29/2014 09:01 PM, Antony Polukhin wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Is there any way to force "system" layout for some of the shared
> >> libraries from within Jamfile.v2?
> >>
> >> Setting <layout>system produces error:
> >>
> >> error: unknown feature "<layout>"
> >> D:/boost/tools/build/src/build\feature.jam:359: in
> >> expand-subfeatures-aux from module feature

[ ... ]

> >
> > Hi Antony,
> >
> > there's no way to set a layout - it's sort of global property at present.

As a Boost consumer (and packager for Debian), this strikes me as a
Good Thing: the choice of naming conventions should be up to the
installer.  Shouldn't it?

I'm a little curious about the question's motivation.

-Steve