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From: Toon Knapen (toon.knapen_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-10-14 07:45:42


Vladimir Prus wrote:
> Toon Knapen wrote:
>
>>Vladimir Prus wrote:
>>
>>>>What if one uses <file> and <name>?
>>>
>>>This is not allowed. For specifying search paths one should use the
>>><search> feature. Docs updated.
>>
>>Can't find where exactly this is now in the docs? Or is the site not up
>>to date yet?
>
>
> Right, it's usually updated at night from CVS, and I did not trigger the
> update manually. Should be updated now.
>

OK, I see it now thanks.

[snip]

>>
>>good point. I agree with you. I hope this is also in the doc (which I
>>can not find currently as mentioned above) because I think
>
>
> Seems like an unfinished sentence?
>

indeed it was and I have no idea what I wanted to say so I'll shut up ;-)

>
>>>I've changed the text after example to be:
>>>
>>> This will create an executable file from the sources -- in this
>>>case, one C++ file, one library file present in the same directory, and
>>>another library which is created by Boost.Build. Generally, sources can
>>>include C and C++ files, object files and libraries. Boost.Build will
>>>automatically try to convert targets of other types.
>>
>>Again, I don't see this update in the documentation at
>>http://boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2.advanced.builtins.targets.html
>>so I guess the site is not yet synced with your documentation updates
>>(are they in CVS?)
>
>
> I've just comnitted them.
>

OK, looks good.

>
>>>>Anyway the documentation is really improving!!! Keep up the good work!!!
>>>
>>>Thanks. My current plan is to finish (kind of) the "extender manual" and
>>>rearrange the reference section which is completely unstructured mess at
>>>the moment.
>>
>>I will try to give as much feedback as possible while proof-reading the
>>manual. I think this is important for the project and this is the least
>>I can do.
>
>
> That would be excellent. I'll be informing the list when I finish something.

Good idea!

 


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