merged [49524] and [49525] from trunk

[SVN r49527]
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Dave Abrahams
2008-11-02 01:55:01 +00:00
parent 8d219c6365
commit 13d45b308a
9 changed files with 82 additions and 58 deletions

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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Boost.Build_ is a text-based system for developing, testing, and
installing software. To use it, you'll need an executable called
``bjam``.
.. |precompiled-bjam| replace:: pre-compiled ``bjam`` executables
.. |precompiled-bjam| replace:: download a pre-built ``bjam`` executable
.. _precompiled-bjam: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586&package_id=72941
@@ -22,12 +22,15 @@ Get ``bjam``
system. To build Boost binaries, you'll invoke ``bjam`` from the
Boost root.
Boost provides |precompiled-bjam|_ for a variety of platforms.
We suggest you |precompiled-bjam|_ for your platform.
Alternatively, you can build ``bjam`` yourself using `these
instructions`__.
__ `building bjam`_
Move the ``bjam`` executable into a directory in your PATH. You can
see the list of directories in your PATH, separated by |pathsep|\ s,
by typing “\ |path|\ ” at the command prompt.
.. _toolset:
.. _toolset-name:
@@ -123,4 +126,4 @@ invoke ``bjam`` as follows:
.. parsed-literal::
bjam **--build-dir=**\ |build-directory|_ **--toolset=**\ |toolset-name|_ *[*\ **--build-type=complete**\ *]* stage
bjam **--build-dir=**\ |build-directory|_ **--toolset=**\ |toolset-name|_ |build-type-complete| stage