Re: [jamboost] Re: Re: [v2] searched-lib and msvc (Unused source target) (fwd)

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-03-31 09:18:21

David Abrahams wrote:
> Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> writes:
> > David Abrahams wrote:
> >> Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> writes:
> >> > I was thinking along the same lines. I've just added your code to
> >> > path.jam and comitted. Thanks!
> >> >
> >> > Could you update from CVS and see if CYGWIN is OK now?
> >>
> >> I think that might not be the best approach.
> >
> > What's wrong about it?
>
> Binding may switch the slashes back.

Hmm... on Cygwin jam this should not be the case.... and on Windows jam we're
using backward slashes already. Or you was thinking of a case like using nt 
build of jam from cygwin shell?

> >> Please consider the :F
> >> modifier in build actions. You ought to be able to use an "on"
> >> variable to enable it conditionally depending on CYGWIN.
> >
> > Hmm... I don't think I know what's :F modifier is... I see it neither in
> > docs nor in code...
>
> "switch slashes to forward", I think.

That's 'T', I believe.

- Volodya