Re: [Boost-build] adding custom modules

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] adding custom modules
From: Stefan Seefeld (stefan_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-05-07 02:49:46

On 06.05.2018 20:14, Steven Watanabe via Boost-build wrote:
> AMDG
>
> On 05/06/2018 02:48 PM, Stefan Seefeld via Boost-build wrote:
>> I'm trying to define a new pre-built library to be used as third-party
>> dependency for a Boost project.
>>
>> I'm trying to mimic the code from `zlib.jam`, but when I then use `using
>> clblas ;` in my project's Jamfile, I get the error "clblas.jam: no such
>> file or directory".
>>
>> Where does `b2` look for modules, and what do I need to do to be able to
>> define my own and make them visible to Boost.Build ?
>>
> The search path is $BOOST_BUILD_PATH + all the built in
> Boost.Build directories.  A Jamfile can also import
> relative to its own location.

Thanks ! I believe I'm still a bit confused about the exact semantics of
the "using" and "import" directives.  So now I'm using
```
import clblas ;
using clblas ;
```
In a Jamfile, with a `clblas.jam` file in the same directory, which
works fine. Now the next step: I want to define `clblas` similar to
other third-party libraries, such that I can invoke `using clblas ...`
with some appropriate paths from my `user-config.jam` file, to set the
environment on the build machine. But AFAIU, `user-config.jam` is read
in before any local (project-specific) Jamfiles are read. So where would
I have to put the `clblas.jam` file for `user-config.jam` to find it ?

Thanks,

Stefan

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