Option to disable boost_stacktrace_from_exception library build

build/Jamfile.v2

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 # http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
 #
 
+import feature ;
 import ../../config/checks/config : requires ;
 
 project
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ lib gcc_s ;
 lib Dbgeng ;
 lib ole32 ;
 
+feature.feature boost.stacktrace.from_exception : on off : optional propagated ;
 
 local LIBBACKTRACE_PATH = [ modules.peek : LIBBACKTRACE_PATH ] ;
 lib backtrace
@@ -140,6 +142,9 @@ lib boost_stacktrace_from_exception
     <target-os>linux:<library>dl
     <target-os>windows:<build>no  # not supported at the moment
 
+    # Command line option to disable build
+    <boost.stacktrace.from_exception>off:<build>no
+
     # Require usable libbacktrace on other platforms
     [ check-target-builds ../build//libbacktrace : : <build>no ]
   : # default build

doc/stacktrace.qbk

@@ -186,6 +186,10 @@ consumption of the application, as the exceptions now additionally store traces.
 At runtime switch boost::stacktrace::this_thread::set_capture_stacktraces_at_throw()
 allows to disable/enable capturing and storing traces in exceptions.
 
+To disable the `boost_stacktrace_from_exception` library builds the
+`boost.stacktrace.from_exception=off` option, for example
+`./b2 boost.stacktrace.from_exception=off`.
+
 [endsect]
 
 

src/from_exception.cpp

@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@
         \
         Define `BOOST_STACKTRACE_LIBCXX_RUNTIME_MAY_CAUSE_MEMORY_LEAK` to \
         suppress this error if the library would not be used with libc++ \
-        runtime (for example, would be used with GCC's runtime).
+        runtime (for example, it would be only used with GCC runtime). \
+        \
+        Otherwise, disable the boost_stacktrace_from_exception library build \
+        (for example by `./b2 boost.stacktrace.from_exception=off` option).
 
 #endif