I am trying to figure out the purpose of the files
Jamfile Jamroot project-root.jam Jamrules.
Jamfile, project-root.jam and Jamrules are present in the
boost build tree.
The (Draft) Boost.Build manual speaks about Jamroot (but
also mentions
project-root.jam without having it introduced before. At
least I didn't
find where.)
Jamrules is mentioned nowhere. (I guess it is legacy jam.)
But it is
used to define the boost version.
I guess some combinations of the files are for compatibility
reasons.
I also discovered that it is possible to have both: Jamroot
and Jamfile
present in the same directory: Is this an error? Does this
have a well
defined semantics? In my (simple test) case both projects
where built.
What I am basically searching for is:
For a new project, which Files should I use for what
purpose?
Which files are deprecated for use on new projects?
I also want to have a file for project specific
configuration. Say
project-config.jam. Shall I use Jamrules (like the boost
project
seemingly does) or shall I import a project-config.jam from
my Jamroot file?
Thank you for help and clarification,
Roland
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