Imported Upstream version 1.67.0upstream/1.67.0

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tools/build/src/tools/generators/searched-lib-generator.jam b/tools/build/src/tools/generators/searched-lib-generator.jam
index 174d137e3a..b3435daa35 100644
--- a/tools/build/src/tools/generators/searched-lib-generator.jam
+++ b/tools/build/src/tools/generators/searched-lib-generator.jam
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class searched-lib-generator : generator
 
             local search = [ feature.get-values <search> : $(properties) ] ;
 
-            local a = [ new null-action $(property-set) ] ;
+            local a = [ new null-action [ $(property-set).add-raw <relevant>link ] ] ;
             local lib-name = [ feature.get-values <name> : $(properties) ] ;
             lib-name ?= $(name) ;
             local t = [ new searched-lib-target $(lib-name) : $(project)
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class searched-lib-generator : generator
             #    lib png : z : <name>png ;
             # the 'z' target should be returned, so that apps linking to 'png'
             # will link to 'z', too.
-            return [ property-set.create <xdll-path>$(search) ]
+            return [ property-set.create <xdll-path>$(search) <relevant>link ]
                    [ virtual-target.register $(t) ] $(sources) ;
         }
     }
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ class searched-lib-target : abstract-file-target
         NOTFILE $(target) ;
     }
 
+    rule relevant ( )
+    {
+        return [ property-set.create <relevant>link ] ;
+    }
+
     rule path ( )
     {
     }