JamPlus Modules

Introduction

JamPlus comes with a number of helper modules, extending the default Jambase with additional capabilities. These modules are .jam files that exist in the bin/modules/ directory.

Modules are usually automatically loaded on first access. If a module needs to be loaded explicitly, use the rule IncludeModule.

List of Jam Modules

The following represents the list of provided Jam modules:

General Modules

• CopyDirectory - Copies the file contents of a source directory to a destination directory.
• CopyFile - Copies a single file.
• Hard/Soft Links - Rules for generating hardlinks and softlinks between files and directories.

C/C++ Support Modules

• C/C++ - Provides full C/C++ support.
• C/C++ DirectX - DirectX SDK settings.
• DotNet - Some .NET helper rules, primarily for C++/CLI applications.
• MFC - MFC settings.
• Midl - Support for compiling .idl files.
• Win32 Resource Support - Support for building .res files.
• wxWidgets - wxWidgets settings.

C# Support Modules

• CSharp - Various rules to build C# applications and assemblies.

Platform Support Modules

• Android - Necessary rules to build for an Android target.
• iOS - Necessary rules to build for an iOS target.