Subject: Re: [boost] [GSoC] Bonding period
From: Tim Blechmann (tim_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-04-28 03:21:18
>> is there some documentation on how to build a library, that is not placed
>> in
>> the boost root?
>> like if i have boost trunk somewhere on the filesystem and my project at
>> sandbox/myproject/boost and sandbox/myproject/libs, how can i integrate
>> the build system correctly? i remember, i once tried it, but in the end,
>> i gave up ...
>>
>
> Hi Tim,
>
> That's a good question. It's been so long since I figured out how to do
> that I'm not sure I remember :) This is one of those things that once you
> learn to do once, you just end up copying around and forgetting about it.
>
> I think I've been using an environment variable, BOOST_ROOT to point to
> ~/boost/trunk. I forget if bjam will automatically recognize that or not.
> If not, you might look at some of the bjam files in the Boost.Math
> library. That library seems to get the build environment "just right" :)
do you refer to boost.math from tunk (trunk/libs/math) or
sandbox/math_toolkit?
thanks, tim
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