So if I wanted to write a user-config.jam, will just simply placing it in
the same place as where the project-config.jam cause boost to detect the
user-config.jam? Basically, the property that my platform is missing is the
<addressing model>. In other platforms I have seen this property as
<address model>32 and <address model>64, but on aix the tag doesn't even
show up. It just doesn't exist for whatever reason. Do you think writing a
user-config file where I add it manually is worthwhile? Because with the
user-config file I could also just simply write the flags I'm passing in as
part of my build right? That in my opinion would make the most sense.
Sincerely,
-Axel
From: Steven Watanabe
If I wanted to add a missing property for a particular platform where
I go about doing that? Are the properties initially taken from the OS specifications that boost reads from the machine somewhere or how does
would that
work?
A feature can have a default value which is determined when the property is defined (see builtin.jam). If a feature has no value when building a target, then it must have been declared as optional. Properties can be specified on a target, for a project (including user-config.jam), or on the command line.
Should I make a user-config.jam to add it?
It depends on what you're trying to achieve.
I have looked into property-set.jam, property.jam, and feature.jam, but where does their data come from?
In Christ, Steven Watanabe _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost
