Re: [boost] Refering to Boost.Build in print

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-07-05 00:40:28

Jonathan Turkanis wrote:

> Vladimir Prus wrote:
>> Jonathan Turkanis wrote:
>>
>>>> I don't have a strong preference either; the convention I cited is
>>>> the only one I can come up with rationale for.
>>>
>>> My rational is simple: in "Boost build system," Boost is an
>>> adjective (a proper one) and "build system" is a noun modified by
>>> the adjective. Capitalizing "Boost" and "build" but not "system"
>>> obscures the structure.
>>
>> I think "Boost.Build" is a name of software product. OTOH, "Boost
>> build system" means "a build system used by Boost", and says nothing
>> specific about that build system at all. So, just pick the semantics you
>> want to convey in each specific case.
> 
> This sounds right to me.
> 
> But there was a third choice: the Boost Build System. My current
> impression, from the various comments so far, is that this term doesn't
> properly name anything: the correct proper name is Boost.Build. Is that
> right?

Yea, the "brand name" is Boost.Build, as far as I'm concerned.

- Volodya