[Boost-users] --layout=system in user-config.jam?

Subject: [Boost-users] --layout=system in user-config.jam?
From: Raymond Wan (rwan_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-11-17 04:02:14

Hi all,

In a recent post (a few weeks ago), someone asked if it is possible to 
remove the compiler name/version from the library name. 

i.e., libboost_math_c99-gcc43-mt-1_37.so -->  libboost_math_c99-mt.so

Someone replied that adding "--layout=system" to bjam would do the trick 
and indeed, that worked.  When compiling Boost, I was wondering if it is 
possible to add this parameter to the user-config.jam file, rather than 
editting the Makefile directly?  If so, what would be the syntax to do 
this?  Somewhere, I read that user-config.jam "define[s] available 
toolsets" -- I guess this parameter is not a toolset, so it is not possible?

The reason I am asking is rather silly -- but just that editting the 
Makefile is slightly more error-prone than sending a user-config.jam to 
someone (or backing it up myself for later use) since the Makefile could 
change based on what configure outputs.

Thank you!

Ray