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Questions tagged [bjam]
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How can I include the Jambase file to my build?
I'm trying to setup a simple bjam build example, where I use the SubDir rule in my top-level Jamroot.jam file:
SubDir TOP ;
exe main : main.cpp ;
I'm using boost_1_58_0 and when I leave out the SubDir directive, the build works fine.
But when I…
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bjam execution in boost's example/tutorial failed
As instructed on http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_62_0/libs/python/doc/html/tutorial/tutorial/hello.html
I entered bjam in the folder's directory (C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_65_1\libs\python\example\tutorial) and got the following…
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How do I specify dependencies in libraries in Jamfiles?
I need to link against a set of libraries in boost.build`. How do I specify the linking order?
This is what I have in the Jamfile.
exe sim_strategy
: sim_strategy.cpp
:
-lOptionsUtils
-lVolatileTradingInfo
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How to compile boost library for Nintendo DS Lite (arm none eabi g++ compiler)?
I want to compile the c++ boost library for the NDS (on a Windows machine). I followed this tutorial: https://patater.com/boost-on-the-nintendo-ds/
This is my project-config.jam:
import option ;
using gcc : 6.3.0 : arm-none-eabi-g++.exe…
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What harm can come from defining BOOST_DISABLE_ABI_HEADERS when compiling boost?
What harm can come from defining BOOST_DISABLE_ABI_HEADERS when compiling boost?
From the boost file: boost_1_37_0\boost\config\user.hpp
// BOOST_DISABLE_ABI_HEADERS: Stops boost headers from including any
// prefix/suffix headers that normally…
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How do I get bjam to set include paths for OpenSSL headers and libraries on MSVC?
I'm trying to add code that uses OpenSSL to my bjam based program on MSVC, but I can't figure out how to get the include paths for OpenSSL added (without hard-coding the directory, which would only work on my machine). What I'm asking, is how to get…
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BJAM , building for vc-80 instead of vc7.1
How can i build a boost library date_time using bjam for vc80.
currently I am using
..\bjam.exe release debug threa
ding=multi --toolset=msvc-8.0 stage --with-date_time --build-type=complete --deb
ug-configuration -d+2
This only generates libraries…
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bjam: Use same actions for multiple rules
I have an action defined that generates coverage files, it takes some options.
actions coverage {
echo coverage $(OPTIONS) >> $(<)
}
I need a rule to set the $(OPTIONS) variable:
rule coverage ( targets * : sources * : properties * ) {
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Is it possible to install the debug and release variant of a library with same command?
I am using the following Jamfile ( in directory /home/morpheus/base/CDef ) :
lib CDef : [ glob *.cpp ] : static ;
install libCDef
: CDef
: LIB
"/home/morpheus/base_install/lib"
: release
;
install _libCDef_D
: CDef
: LIB
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Jamroot (boost-bjam) linking with shared libraries
I am using Jamroot/boost-bjam to build a python binding for C++ code:
alias boost_dependencies
: /boost/python//boost_python
/boost/thread//boost_thread
;
# Platform architecture provided as an environment variable
import os ;
local ARCH…
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Boost Build (bjam): Rerun test suite after success
How do I rerun a testsuite defined via the run directive in Boost Build?
Sample Jamroot file:
project test ;
exe a_runner : a.c ;
run a_runner : : : : a_run ;
Running it once works as expected:
caichinger@pc120:/tmp$ bjam -t a_run
...found 15…
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Boost Build: Use a feature or a variable
I have a DB integration test that I'm running using Boost Build. The test needs some commandline args (DB username, password). What's the best way to set that via Boost Build in a way that's configurable by the user (via environment variables, bjam…
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How to force bjam to build but don't to run boost regression test suite?
I need to build boost regression test suite on a build machine (linux) and then run on a SUT (target machine, linux). The necessary boost libraries are already installed on the SUT as shared ones. I have properly installed gcc toolchain on the build…
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Boost.Build get Compiler command
I'm trying to add support for embedded devices to boost.build. For that I need two additional commands arm-none-eabi-objcopy and arm-none-eabi-size. Since the toolchain can change I would need to get those two commands (and not hardcode them),…
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Building libtorrent with openssl with BJam
I am trying to build libtorrent (http://www.libtorrent.org/) using the provided jamfile. If I try to build it in its vanilla state everything goes well. I am then building using this command:
bjam msvc-12.0 boost=source
However I want to build it…
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