Re: [Boost-build] module_action test broken by Boost.Jam changes.

From: Rene Rivera (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-01-08 23:37:17

Jurko Gospodnetic' wrote:
>    I committed an __ACTION_RULE__ fix making it take its final parameter 
> as a list of output lines instead of a single output string.

Sorry, but please stop.

> This allows 
> Jam code using this output to work correctly independently of what 
> newline character combinations are in use. This was causing problems 
> with Boost Build unit tests which can now be updated to pass.
> 
>    Changeset: http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/42629

I've reverted all those changes, and the follow ups. If you are going to 
make such changes please do them on a branch. They have a high 
likelihood of breaking regression testing.

> Consequences:
>    * Final __ACTION_RULE__ rule parameter has changed from output ? to 
> output-lines *.

It is too late to change this behavior. We have releases that rely on it 
and would likely break in a variety of ways.

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