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then it probably also means that the build and jam documentation on the site are out of date.

At which URL specifically? I think all documentation for Boost.Build is up to date. Also, there should be no documentation for Boost.Jam now.

[1]http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_46_0/more/getting_started/windows.html#ge t-bjam -- Loïc References 1. http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_46_0/more/getting_started/windows.html#get-b...