Domenico Andreoli wrote: > i missed all these posts on this report. i didn't understand there >is all this interest in having bjam working. > >
Domenico, Here is a brief synopsis based on my rudamentary understanding: bjam (short for Boost.Jam) is an interpreter, much like bash or perl. It iterprets a langauge - in this case a super-set of the Jam language. The changes are well-documented: http://www.boost.org/tools/build/jam_src/index.html Boost.Build (often abbrivate bbv1 for Boost.Build version 1 and bbv2 for Boost.Build version 2) is a set of bjam files which provide the Boost build environment for their libraries. Boost.Build depends on bjam, but is a seperate, higher-level thing (it is basically a common API built on top of bjam that you can use to make Jamfiles which function quite like makefiles, albiet with a very different language). The documentation for Boost.Build version 1 can be found here: http://www.boost.org/tools/build/v1/build_system.htm There is a very active mailing list which is mentioned on the above webpage. The relevant .jam files are in BOOST_ROOT/tools/build/v1/ if you download the boost source. It should be possible to split the relevant portions out and put them in debianized locations (it might take some work though). It makes good sense to have a seperate bjam package, as bjam is useful in its own rite as a seperate application, and does not need Boost.Build to be useful. However, all the boost projects (and any project which uses Boost.Build) need the Boost.Build files found in BOOST_ROOT/tools/build (some projects will need v2, mine only use v1). Good luck! I have found the jamboost mailing list I mentioned above invaluable. Also, the online docs are a great place to start. -Andy -- C. Andy Martin Senior Software Engineer Lumenware, LLC A161A ASTeCC Building University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40506-0286 859/257-2300 x225 859/257-2489 (fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.lumenware.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
