Caleb Epstein wrote:
On 6/17/05, Stefan Seefeld <seefeld@sympatico.ca> wrote:
Right. I think I wasn't very clear: I believe generating and installing pc files for all boost libraries as part of the boost.build process is fine. Yet some systems package the libraries differently (renamed libraries, different installation prefixes, etc.), so it must be possible to modify those files.
If the vendors install things "the right way" (e.g. using bjam, and possibly using the lightly documented --layout flag -- see BOOST_ROOT/Jamfile), then bjam ought to be able to generate the .pc files with the correct settings.
I didn't know bjam supports packaging a la rpm, deb, etc. FWIW, everybody has his own idea about what 'the right way' is, and imposing only a single possible way seems to me a bit narrow minded and unrealistic in this context. FWIW. Regards, Stefan