It is slighly better way is to copy new/user-config.jam + into one of the locations where it can be found (given in this table). This prevent you from + accidentally overwriting your config when updating.
--> @@ -647,7 +647,8 @@ boost-build /path/to/boost.build ; The feature which combines several low-level features in order to make building most common variants simple. -Allowed values: debug, release
+Allowed values: debug, release, + profile
The value debug expands to
@@ -658,6 +659,12 @@ boost-build /path/to/boost.build ;
The value release expands to
<optimization>speed <debug-symbols>off <inlining>full <runtime-debugging>off
+
+
+ The value profile expands to the same as
+ release, plus:
+
+<profiling>on <debug-symbols>on
Rationale: Runtime debugging is on in debug build so suit
diff --git a/gcc.jam b/gcc.jam
index d90e6f86b..5be0314bc 100644
--- a/gcc.jam
+++ b/gcc.jam
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ flags gcc.compile OPTIONS on : -Wno-inline ;
flags gcc.compile OPTIONS full : -finline-functions -Wno-inline ;
flags gcc.compile OPTIONS on : -g ;
+flags gcc.compile OPTIONS on : -pg ;
+
flags gcc.compile OPTIONS ;
flags gcc.compile DEFINES ;
flags gcc.compile INCLUDES ;
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ actions compile
# Declare flags and action for linking
flags gcc.link OPTIONS on : -g ;
+flags gcc.link OPTIONS on : -pg ;
flags gcc.link OPTIONS ;
flags gcc.link LINKPATH ;
flags gcc.link FINDLIBS-ST ;
@@ -105,6 +108,7 @@ actions piecemeal archive
# Declare flags and action for linking shared libraries
flags gcc.link-dll OPTIONS on : -g ;
+flags gcc.link-dll OPTIONS on : -pg ;
flags gcc.link-dll OPTIONS ;
flags gcc.link-dll LINKPATH ;
flags gcc.link-dll FINDLIBS-ST ;
diff --git a/src/tools/builtin.jam b/src/tools/builtin.jam
index f220cf493..0f6a38d40 100644
--- a/src/tools/builtin.jam
+++ b/src/tools/builtin.jam
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ feature runtime-debugging : on off : propagated ;
feature optimization : off speed space : propagated ;
+feature profiling : off on : propagated ;
feature inlining : off on full : propagated ;
feature threading : single multi : link-incompatible propagated ;
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ IMPORT $(__name__) : variant : : variant ;
variant debug : off on off on ;
variant release : speed off full off ;
+variant profile : release : on on ;
# When speed is specified, we need to add NDEBUG
# It is done via 'active' features, because it should be done for