Re: [Boost-build] Specify the Location of Jamfile?

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Specify the Location of Jamfile?
From: Alain Miniussi (alain.miniussi_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-12-02 02:53:09

On 02/12/2014 08:49, Vladimir Prus wrote:
> On 12/02/2014 10:45 AM, Alain Miniussi wrote:
>> On 02/12/2014 06:39, Vladimir Prus wrote:
>>> On 12/02/2014 08:03 AM, Hei Chan wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I am new to bjam.
>>>>
>>>> I wonder whether it is possible to specify the location of the 
>>>> Jamfile when I run bjam to build.
>>>>
>>>> By looking at the help page, I don't see such option.
>>>
>>> Hei,
>>>
>>> it should be possible to say:
>>>
>>>     ./b2 <directory-where-a-Jamfile-is>
>>>
>>> to build all targets declared by that Jamfile, or
>>>
>>>     ./b2 <directory-where-a-Jamfile-is>//target
>>>
>>> to build a particular target.
>>>
>>> Does that work?
>>>
>> Is there a way to print a list of all possible targets ?
>
> Not presently, but you can open Jamfile and look at it.

I tried that with mpi test and could not find target names.