Boost.Build v2 User Manual

Table of Contents

1. How to use this document

2. Installation

3. Tutorial

Hello, world

Properties

Project Hierarchies

Libraries and Dependent Targets

Library dependencies

Static and shared libaries

Conditions and alternatives

Prebuilt targets

4. User documentation

Configuration

Writing Jamfiles

Build process

Builtin target types

Builtin features

Differences to Boost.Build V1

5. Extender Manual

Introduction

Target types

Tools and generators

Features

Main target rules

Toolset modules

6. Detailed reference

General information

Writing Jamfiles

Build process

Generators

7. Frequently Asked Questions

I'm getting "Duplicate name of actual target" error. What does it mean?

Accessing environment variables

How to control properties order?

How to control the library order on Unix?

Can I get output of external program as a variable in a Jamfile?

How to get the project-root location?

How to change compilation flags for one file?

Why are the dll-path and hardcode-dll-paths properties useful?

Targets in site-config.jam

A. Boost.Build v2 architecture

Overview

The build layer

The tools layer

Targets