Re: [Boost-users] Possible to put path to boost library somewhere else than Jamroot file?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Possible to put path to boost library somewhere else than Jamroot file?
From: Vladimir Prus (vladimir_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-07-08 09:14:42

s seelenluft wrote:

> On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 6:20 PM, Steven Watanabe <watanabesj_at_[hidden]>wrote:
> 
> 
>> The easiest solution is to put it in user-config.jam or site-config.jam.
> 
> 
> Thanks, can you help me with the syntax there, I had
> 
> exe myname
>     : myname.cpp
>     : <include>.
>     :<include>/usr/local/include/boost-1_39/
>     ;

I don't think this is right. Per:

        http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/advanced/targets.html

the syntax is:

  rule-name (
     main-target-name :
     sources + :
     requirements * :
     default-build * :
     usage-requirements * )

So you should have:

 exe myname
     : myname.cpp
     : <include>.
       <include>/usr/local/include/boost-1_39/
     ;

> 
> in my Jamroot file. Putting just
> 
> <include>/usr/local/include/boost-1_39/
> 
> (with or without a trailing semicolon) just below my 'darwin ;' entry  in
> user-config.jam does not work.

You need to use project requirements in user-config.jam, see:

        http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/advanced/projects.html

For example:

   project user-config : requirements <include>/usr/local/include/boost-1_39 ;

- Volodya