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Boost.Build v2 User Manual

Table of Contents

18. How to use this document
19. Installation
20. Tutorial
Hello, world
Properties
Project Hierarchies
Libraries and Dependent Targets
Library dependencies
Static and shared libaries
Conditions and alternatives
Prebuilt targets
21. User documentation
Configuration
Writing Jamfiles
Build process
Builtin target types
Builtin features
Differences to Boost.Build V1
22. Extender Manual
Introduction
Target types
Tools and generators
Features
Main target rules
Toolset modules
23. Detailed reference
General information
Writing Jamfiles
Build process
Generators
24. 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
B. Boost.Build v2 architecture
Overview
The build layer
The tools layer
Targets

Last revised: October 30, 2004 at 09:35:01 GMT
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