Re: [Boost-users] [Bjam] Ignore specific library

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [Bjam] Ignore specific library
From: Simon Pickles (sipickles_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-01-11 11:19:48

On 11/01/2010 15:52, Vladimir Prus wrote:
> Simon Pickles wrote:
>    
>> Hi,
>>
>> Using Visual Studio, it is possible to 'Ignore Specific Library'
>> (Project Properties>Configuration Properties>Linker>Input>Ignore
>> Specific Library).
>>
>> We have found this a useful feature in a project. Now we want to build
>> the project using bjam, but we need to reproduce that linker behaviour.
>>
>> Is there any ignore<library>  feature?
>>      
> Could you clarify what that option does in Visual Studio, what command line
> option does it correspond to,
/NODEFAULTLIB:"<library>"

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/3tz4da4a%28VS.80%29.aspx

> and how do you want Boost.Build support of
> that option to behave?
>    
I just want boost.build to pass that to the linker, although I am sure 
this is not portable.

Have I just answered my own question? Can I simply add my own statements 
to the linker command line with bjam?

Thanks

Simon