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
Last revised: October 21, 2004 at 10:05:15 GMT