Re: [Boost-build] BjamC++ state

From: Sohail Somani (s.somani_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-11-08 13:57:40

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-build-bounces_at_[hidden] 
> [mailto:boost-build-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of 
> Alex Besogonov
>
> This is a fork of SCons with MUCH better speed and some unique 
> capabilities. Waf is _very_ fast - it requires just 5 seconds to do a 
> no-op build for infamous 
> http://www.gamesfromwithin.com/articles/0506/000092.html test 
> (pure Jam 
> requires 1.5 seconds).

Hi,

(2c follows)

I have looked at waf and used Scons and bjam to build non-trivial
things. Currently, I use Scons very heavily. I would like to say that I
think bjam is the best out of the three except it lacks heavily in
documentation. An issue I have with Scons is speed only when my windows
FS needs some TLC.

As far as waf goes I won't say much else except multi-phase = bad and
that waf does do a lot of other stuff really well.

Personally, I'd like to see python as the language for extension in bjam
but that's just me :)

Sohail