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R'''Build a CMake project.
-This script is used basically to invoke the CMake executable in a
-cross-platform way (provided the platform has Python 3, of course). The
-motivation was to merge my Travis and AppVeyor build scripts (largely similar,
-but written in bash and PowerShell, respectively).
+This script works nicely with boost-build from this package - it will use the
+correct --stagedir directory automatically.
-A simple usage example:
+Also, it facilitates building with different toolsets/for different platforms
+with the help from the --toolset and --platform parameters.
+
+Usage example:
$ project-build --configuration Release --install path/to/somewhere -- examples/simple build/
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