Re: [Boost-users] [Quickbook] How to create pdf file

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [Quickbook] How to create pdf file
From: Max (loadcom_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-01-30 05:28:51

> >> That requires editing the Jamfile to fix, so that the FO procesor can
> > locate
> >> the path to the images, another one "todo" I guess,
> >>
> >> John.
> >
> > Should this "todo" get a higher priority? :-)
> > Is it possible for me to get it done?
> > Thanks for you continuous help. It's really a tough but happy journey
for
> > me.
> 
> Up until now it's been up to individual library authors to fix up Jamfiles
> for PDF generation if that's something that they're interested in.  One of
> my long standing TODO's has been to produce a central "build all the docs
as
> individual PDF's" Jamfile so we can automatically turn out PDF's with each
> release.  If you want to try and fix this yourself, then take a look at
the
> changes I added to the Boost.Units Jamfile recently to support better PDF
> building:
>
https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/49620/trunk/libs/units/doc/Jamfil
> e.v2

Thanks.

I'll have a look and give a try sometime.

You are right, comparing with modifying individual jam files for
corresponding
libs, it's much better and more logical to do the same work with a central
one
as you said.

I look forward to having it early. :-)

B/Rgds
Max