Re: jam instead of make

[Julio Merino <jmmv%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 6:26 PM, Larson, Timothy E. 
<TELarson%west.com@localhost> wrote:
> (Adding tech-pkg.)
>
>> You could create a wip/mk/jam.mk that defines common do-{build,install}
>> rules if ${USE_JAM} is set to "yes".
>
> I do see several mentions of USE_[I|C]MAKE in the pkgsrc guide, so USE_JAM 
> would parallel that.  But I also see that MAKE_PROGRAM gets set to gmake if 
> gmake is in USE_TOOLS.  Which is the more correct/preferred way to go?

Check out devel/boost-jam and the bjam.mk file in there.

-- 
Julio Merino