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From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-15 16:32:10


Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Hi,
> I've checked in a change that makes the --help option look for 'project-help'
> variable in ./Jamfile, and print its content, if found.
>
> And I've added the 'project-help' string to Boost's top level Jamfile.v2
>
> Rene, you was the one who found the issue in the first place, and we discussed
> this with you in:
>
> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.build/9288
>
> Any change you take a look at "bjam --v2 --help" output and tell if it's fine,
> or some formatting tweaks are needed?

Oh, in my changes I changed the

    -sTOOLS=

syntax to

    --toolset=

The -sTOOLS= syntax is a v1 thing, isn't it? I feel there's no need
to tell people about building with multiple toolsets at once in this
help message. It's so rarely desired.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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