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List:       boost-build
Subject:    Re: [Boost-build] boost 1.56 where is 'tools/build/v2' ?
From:       Vladimir Prus <ghost () cs ! msu ! su>
Date:       2014-08-26 10:38:29
Message-ID: 53FC63A5.5090302 () cs ! msu ! su
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On 08/26/2014 11:52 AM, Michael Shepanski wrote:
> On 26/08/2014 12:51 PM, Michael Shepanski wrote:
> > > > I'm probably doing something wrong, but to chase it I will need docs that I \
> > > > can trust.
> > > Is this reproducible with a simple project?
> > I'll have a go.
> 
> I figured it out. I was trying to use project-config.jam in the top-level directory \
> of my boost installation -- and that file wasn't being read. When I used \
> project-config.jam in my /project/ directory (as the name suggests), it started \
> working. 
> Here's my problem. Boost.Build is my build tool of choice; I use it to build \
> multiple projects that are not a part of boost. I need somewhere to put information \
> about my computer's specific setup (which toolset, the location of third-party \
> libraries), that will be available to all the builds. In the 1.55 days, I used a \
> single user-config.jam for that purpose. How can I achieve the same result now?

Michael,

the recommended approach is to put user-config.jam in your home directory. Please \
refer to the table at

	http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/overview/configuration.html

to see what is considered a home directory on Windows.

Does this help?

- Volodya

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