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Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Tutorial corrections
From: Paulo Márcio Figueiredo Alves (pauloalves1986_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-09-24 20:16:24


It also accepts build.jam and project-root.jam, which is what I prefer to
use; seems less redundant.
And indeed it would be nice find it in the docs.
Em qui, 24 de set de 2015 às 21:00, Edward Diener <eldiener_at_[hidden]>
escreveu:

> In an effort to actually learn Boost build and the bjam language I have
> started with the tutorial.
>
> "The configuration file b2 is looking for is called Jamfile.jam."
>
> Is it not looking for 'jamfile.v2' instead ? Does Boost build look for a
> jamfile under more than one name ? If so shouldn't all the possible
> names be listed in the tutorial ?
>
> "b2 climbs up parent directories until it finds a configuration file
> called Jamroot.jam"
>
> Is not the top-level file just called "Jamroot" ? Does Boost build look
> for a jamroot under more than one name ? If so shouldn't all the
> possible names be listed in the tutorial ?
>
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