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Subject: [Boost-commit] svn:boost r50114 - trunk/tools/jam/doc
From: ghost_at_[hidden]
Date: 2008-12-04 11:25:00


Author: vladimir_prus
Date: 2008-12-04 11:25:00 EST (Thu, 04 Dec 2008)
New Revision: 50114
URL: http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/50114

Log:
Mention that builtin variables exist only in the global module
Text files modified:
   trunk/tools/jam/doc/bjam.qbk | 5 ++++-
   1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

Modified: trunk/tools/jam/doc/bjam.qbk
==============================================================================
--- trunk/tools/jam/doc/bjam.qbk (original)
+++ trunk/tools/jam/doc/bjam.qbk 2008-12-04 11:25:00 EST (Thu, 04 Dec 2008)
@@ -1343,7 +1343,10 @@
 
 [section:builtins Built-in Variables]
 
-This section discusses variables that have special meaning to =bjam=.
+This section discusses variables that have special meaning to =bjam=. All of
+these must be defined or used in the global module -- using those variables
+inside a named module will not have the desired effect.
+See [link jam.language.modules Modules].
 
 [section:search SEARCH and LOCATE]
 


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