Re: [Boost-build] CVS: boost/tools/build/new targets.jam,1.54,1.55

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-12-15 09:40:00

David Abrahams wrote:
> Vladimir Prus <vladimir_prus_at_[hidden]> writes:
> > +#
> > +# The purpose of 'extra-properties' is to be able to replace dependency
> > +# features only in certain set of properties, which does not include
> > +# all build properties. A concrete example is when we process use
> > properties.
>
> ^^^
>
> I thought we were dropping this in favor of some other term, like
> "usage"? The dual grammatical categories of "use" make comments that
> use it completely impossible for me to read - my brain always gets the
> verb first.

Yes, changing everything to "usage requirement" is on my todo. I'll do that
in one big sweep and then will use new terminology.

- Volodya