Re: [boost] vc8.0 toolset (bjam)

From: John Maddock (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-10-02 05:11:57

> Hmmm, I hadn't realized John was going to change it (we went to all the 
> trouble of checking for the environment variable just so we COULD keep the 
> original path)
>
> John, I think looking in the registry is a BAD idea... the Environment 
> variables are readily visible to users, the registry is NOT

Just to be clear here - I haven't changed anything yet - or even 
experimented with such a change, more like thinking out loud.

However if a particular toolset readily identifies itself in the registry, 
that seems to be a lot more reliable than messing with environment variables 
that the user has to type in every time they want to use Boost.

BTW the Metrowerks jam-toolset already works this apparently.

John.