From 5b85bc04a3d015d70813620e464f10d6dc637e47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vladimir Prus <vladimir.prus@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2016 13:51:29 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Introduce boost-lib helper function.

---
 Jamroot | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Jamroot b/Jamroot
index 14ff0abfb2..790b3aaee6 100644
--- a/Jamroot
+++ b/Jamroot
@@ -301,6 +301,22 @@ rule boost-install ( libraries * )
     }
 }
 
+# Creates a library target, adding autolink support and also creates
+# stage and install targets via boost-install, above.
+rule boost-lib ( name : sources * : requirements * : default-build * : usage-requirements * )
+{
+    name = boost_$(name) ;
+    autolink = <link>shared:<define>BOOST_$(name:U)_DYN_LINK=1 ;
+    lib $(name)
+        : $(sources)
+        : $(requirements) $(autolink)
+        : $(default-build)
+        : $(usage-requirements) $(autolink)
+        ;
+    boost-install $(name) ;
+}
+
+
 headers =
     # The .SUNWCCh files are present in tr1 include directory and have to be
     # installed (see http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2007/05/121430.php).