Re: [boost] [1.34.0] Boost.Build

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-11-10 04:58:20

Paul Baxter wrote:

>>> It would
>>> seem to me that that its not a great idea to make any change at all
>>> between the packages
>>> which are being tested as RC_1_34_0 and those to be released.
>>
>> Most regression runners use V2 at the moment.
>>
>> As for the scripts -- you mean runtest.sh? Then, it's not a big problem:
>>
>>        1. Remove ALL_LOCATE_TARGET setting
>>        2. Change -sTOOLS= to toolset=
>>        3. Add --v2 option to process_jam_logs and compiler_status.
> 
> Could you give a pointer to the V2 documentation with gems such as this
> already noted so that library authors and users alike can test out the new
> RC and modify a few of our own projects that use boost build V1.

(3) is outside of Boost.Build completely -- and I'm not sure that
compiler_status works at all now.

(2) is documented at:

http://boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/advanced/differences_to_v1/build_process.html

(1) Is not documented everywhere, unfortunately.

- Volodya