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Toolset modules

If your extensions will be used only on one project, they can be placed in a separate .jam file that will be imported by your project-root.jam. If the extensions will be used on many projects, users will thank you for a finishing touch.

The using rule provides a standard mechanism for loading and configuring extensions. To make it work, your module should provide an init rule. The rule will be called with the same parameters that were passed to the using rule. The set of allowed parameters is determined by you. For example, you can allow the user to specify paths, tool versions, and other options.

Here are some guidelines that help to make Boost.Build more consistent:


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