process_jam_log - --locate-root doesn't work as advertised

[Robert Ramey]

Beman,

I've found that --locate-root doesn't permit one to build/test a library outside the boost root directory. I've made changes to support this and tested it locally on my own projects. I can't really test it on the whole boost regression testing on my equipment. So I'm a little bit in a quandary.

I'm attaching the patch with my changes. I hope you can consider rolling them in.

The intention is that it the changes don't change the functioning of the code for current usage. However, I'm a little at a loss with the library name function. The problem occurs when there is a "sublibrary" file. I'm still looking at this.

My motivation is that I really, really need to be able to run this program from outside the boost directory. This is to support the current project I'm trying to finish - "Help for Boost Library Authors - Simple Tools - Build and Test". www.blincubator.com . Basically this is a effort to make it easier to make quality C++ and Boost libraries and support "modularization" of boost. I've invested a lot of effort and hope to be able to finish up these sticky bits. I've shown my effort to a few cohorts, and response has been unenthusiastic. As always, I'm not disuaded and have invested too much effort to bail now. So I hope you can help me with this one sticky detail.

Thanks for any help you can provide on this critical point.

Robert Ramey

[Robert Ramey]

patch for process_jam_log to support --locate_root

[Steven Watanabe]

process_jam_log is one of the regression test tools. It has absolutely nothing to do with Boost.Build.