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| 26 | <title>Boost Build System V2</title> |
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| 35 | <p> |
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| 36 | <b>Quick access</b> |
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| 37 | <ul> |
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| 38 | <li>Download: <a href= |
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| 39 | "http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/boost/boost-build-2.0-m10.zip">[zip] |
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| 41 | "http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/boost/boost-build-2.0-m10.tar.bz2">[tar.bz2] |
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| 43 | <li>Nightly build: <a href="http://boost.org/boost-build2/boost-build.zip">[zip]</a>, |
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| 46 | (<a href="doc/userman.pdf">PDF</a>) |
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| 48 | href="http://www.crystalclearsoftware.com/cgi-bin/boost_wiki/wiki.pl?Boost.Build_V2">Wiki |
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| 49 | (User-contibuted documentation)</a> |
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| 63 | <h1>Boost Build System V2</h1> |
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| 65 | |
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| 66 | <h2><a name="synopsis">Synopsis</a></h2> |
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| 67 | |
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| 68 | <p>Boost.Build is a system for large project software construction, which |
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| 69 | is simple to use and powerfull. Boost.Build V2 is an onging project to |
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| 70 | rewrite Boost.Build, improving design and making it more extensible. The |
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| 71 | distinguishing features are:</p> |
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| 72 | |
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| 73 | <ul> |
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| 74 | <li><b>Simple and high level target description language</b>. In most |
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| 75 | cases name of target and list of sources is enough.</li> |
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| 76 | |
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| 77 | <li><b>Variant builds</b>. You can build with your choice of basic |
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| 78 | variants (e.g. debug, release, profile...), toolsets (e.g. gcc and |
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| 79 | msvc) and specific properties (e.g. inlining off) from a single command |
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| 80 | invocation.</li> |
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| 81 | |
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| 82 | <li><b>Portability</b>. ``Feature Normalization'' allows to fine-tune |
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| 83 | targets independently from the toolset used, and modular toolset |
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| 84 | descriptions are employed to generate actual build instructions.</li> |
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| 85 | |
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| 86 | <li><b>Multi-project builds</b>. Several projects can be combined and |
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| 87 | built together, with dependencies correctly tracked. Typically, the |
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| 88 | setting (like include paths and defines) needed to use other project |
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| 89 | will be handled automatically.</li> |
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| 90 | |
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| 91 | <li><b>Extensibility</b>. New file types and tools can be easily |
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| 92 | added</li> |
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| 93 | </ul> |
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| 94 | |
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| 95 | <h2>Documentation</h2> |
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| 96 | |
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| 97 | <p>The user manual, which includes installation instructions, tutorial |
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| 98 | and initial reference is available <a href= |
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| 99 | "../../../doc/html/bbv2.html">here</a>.</p> |
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| 100 | |
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| 101 | <h2><a name="status">Status</a></h2> |
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| 102 | |
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| 103 | <!-- |
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| 104 | <p><font size=4 color=blue>Boost.Build V2 is project in development, and for building |
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| 105 | C++ Boost you should use V1, see the |
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| 106 | <a href="http://boost.org/more/getting_started.html">instructions</a>. |
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| 107 | </font></p> |
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| 108 | --> |
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| 109 | |
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| 110 | <p>Enough of the core functionality is implemented to allow practical use |
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| 111 | on medium-size projects. Several compilers and tools are supported, the |
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| 112 | full list is available <a href="doc/tools.html">here</a>. |
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| 113 | The list of features |
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| 114 | still to be implemented is outlined in the <a href= |
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| 115 | "doc/development_plan.html">development plan</a>.</p> |
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| 116 | |
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| 117 | <h2 id="download">Downloading</h2> |
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| 118 | |
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| 119 | <p>The most up-to-date sources are available in <tt>tools/build</tt> |
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| 120 | directory of Boost CVS. Please see the |
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| 121 | <a href="http://www.boost.org/more/getting_started.html#CVS">Boost CVS Repository |
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| 122 | </a> section of the Boost getting started docs.</p> |
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| 123 | |
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| 124 | <p>Boost.Build releases are also available. There's <a href= |
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| 125 | "http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/boost/boost-build-2.0-m9.1.zip">zip |
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| 126 | archive</a>, and <a href= |
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| 127 | "http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/boost/boost-build-2.0-m9.1.tar.bz2">tar.bz2 |
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| 128 | archive</a> of the current release. Older releases are available from the |
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| 129 | <a href= |
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| 130 | "http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586">SourceForce |
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| 131 | download page</a>.</p> |
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| 132 | |
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| 133 | <p>The installation is described in the |
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| 134 | <a href="../../../doc/html/bbv2/installation.html">user |
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| 135 | manual</a>.</p> |
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| 136 | |
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| 137 | <h2>Feedback</h2> |
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| 138 | |
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| 139 | <p>Should you have any questions or comments, we'd be glad to hear them. |
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| 140 | Post everything to the <a href= |
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| 141 | "http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jamboost">jamboost</a> mailing list.</p> |
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| 142 | |
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| 143 | <p>We have an online tracker for all Boost.Build bugs and features. Usage |
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| 144 | instructions are available <a href="doc/tracker.html">here</a>.</p> |
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| 145 | |
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| 146 | <p>If you'd like to help with development, there's a separate <a href= |
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| 147 | "hacking.txt">guidelines document</a>.</p> |
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| 148 | <hr> |
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| 149 | |
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| 150 | <p>© Copyright David Abrahams and Vladimir Prus 2002-2003. |
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| 151 | Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and distribute this document is |
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| 152 | granted provided this copyright notice appears in all copies. This |
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| 153 | document is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty, and |
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| 154 | with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose.</p> |
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| 155 | |
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| 156 | <p>Revised |
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| 158 | -->Oct 29, 2004 |
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