Re: [Boost-users] bjam's need of boost-build.jam

From: Jonathan Turkanis (technews_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-07-02 20:12:37

Rene Rivera wrote:
> Oliver Schoenborn wrote:
>> Hi,
>> Is there a way of specifying the boost-build dir in the top-level
>> Jamfile of a project?
>
> Not currently.
>
>> It seems like it can only be done in the boost-build.jam file
>> (using environment var is not an option here). Seems like a bit of a
>> cludge to have to use yet another file to specify that.
>
> It's better than the previous kludge of specifying an environment
> variable.

Why is it better? An environment variable seems easier, unless you have two
installations of Boost.Build.

Jonathan