[Boost-build] Identifying target-name in jamfile

Subject: [Boost-build] Identifying target-name in jamfile
From: Edward Diener (eldiener_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-05-29 07:51:30

How does Boost Build identify a target-name in a jamfile ?

If I pass /some_project_name//some_target_name as the name of a target 
in a jamfile how does Boost Build recognize the 'some_target_name' in 
the project 'some_project-name'. Does it just look for a rule in the 
particular jamfile in which the mnemonic 'some_target_name' can be found 
? Is it possible to pass an on-the-fly rule invocation itself as the 
target-name ?