Re: [Boost-build] [BBv2] Order sensitive features - testing some ideas

From: Alexey Pakhunov (alexeypa_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-11-11 12:53:06

Vladimir Prus wrote:
> Speaking about PSDK, am I right that you "only" need to add PSDK includes 
> before any MSVC include paths? 

Almost. LIB (aka LIBPATH on unix) and PATH should be ordered as well.

 > Where are MSVC include paths are specified?

Currently - in vcvars32.bat. Eventually the paths can be moved to 
msvc.jam itself.

> Ah, btw, this order dependency issue is not unique, we have the same messy 
> thing with static libraries on Linux. See unix.jam, rules 'order-libraries' 
> and 'set-library-order' and the util/order.jam file. Maybe, it would be more 
> reliable to specify order dependencies for <include> statements, and reorder 
> them right before building targets. This will be more reliable.

Yes, this can be a better option.

Best regards/Venlig hilsen,
   Alexey Pakhunov.