[Boost-build] RFC: Cleaning up the project.target rule.

Subject: [Boost-build] RFC: Cleaning up the project.target rule.
From: Jurko Gospodnetiæ (jurko.gospodnetic_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-08-06 12:04:12

   Hi all.

   Anyone have anything against simplifying the project.target() rule to 
return an error in case no project instance has already been created for 
the given module instead of lazily creating a parentless project for it?

   I just tested it and no internal Boost Build tests use this case nor 
does the latest Boost library build require it.

   As I see it, projects are always created using project.find() or a 
direct project.initialize() call, and the project.target rule is called 
only for modules that already have an assigned project instance.

   Best regards,
     Jurko Gospodnetiæ