Re: [Boost-users] bjam doesn't like filenames with '++' in them???

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-12-07 12:43:54

Paul Kerchen wrote:

> I'm using bjam for a project that needs to copy some third party dlls
> (ImageMagick) to an installation directory.  One of those dlls has '++' in
> the filename, which, under Windows at least, is legal, but bjam can't seem
> to deal with it.  This line:
> InstallInto $(BIN_INSTALL_DIR) : CORE_RL_Magick++_.dll ;

This is not syntax used by Boost.Build V2. And we don't support
any rules that are inherited from classic Jam.

The right way to install things is the 'install' rule:

        http://boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/tasks/installing.html

> results in this output:
> 
> Install AppInstall\CORE_RL_Magick++_.dll
> The system cannot find the file specified.
> 
> copy  ImageMagick\CORE_RL_Magick++_.dll  AppInstall\CORE_RL_Magick++_.dll

Is this command right, or wrong?

If it's right, then it's not a problem with InstallInto. 

If it's wrong, can you indicate how?

Does the same command works on command line?

Those are possible suggestions, but as I say, "InstallInto" is unsupported
in general.

- Volodya