Re: [Boost-build] [git] direct b2 support for modularised git

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] [git] direct b2 support for modularised git
From: Jürgen Hunold (jhunold_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-02-13 01:52:01

Hi, 

just a short update.

On Thursday, 3. January 2013 12:20:01 Jürgen Hunold wrote:
> Well, the behaviour is to create symlinks for individual files, too.
> Unfortunatly, the non-symlink fallback is to create copies.
> 
> I think that a separate solution providing either symlinks or
> forward-headers using link.jam when symlinks are possible would be best. 
> Especially if a feature controling this is provided. So the end-user can
> choose between symlinks and Qt-style forward headers.

Still no progress to expect from me.

> I'm runinng short on time, so do not expect new patches from me.

I just attach the last "working" version which creates forward-headers on 
Windows and Linux and allows building the libraries. Building the regression 
tests from the status directory does not work, though.

Yours,

Jürgen
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