Re: [Boost-users] Sanity check please?: Boost 1_55_0 and building VS2012 static libs?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Sanity check please?: Boost 1_55_0 and building VS2012 static libs?
From: Paul A. Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-06-04 10:20:56

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Boost-users [mailto:boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of
> Jürgen Hunold
> Sent: 22 May 2014 20:41
> To: boost-users_at_[hidden]
> Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Sanity check please?: Boost 1_55_0 and building
VS2012
> static libs?
> 
> Please note the missing "-" on the feature definitions and toolset. Yes, it is
> unfortunate that b2 has three different option types targeting the different
build
> system levels, but that is all documented. And the modular concepts makes it
quite
> hard to detect "wrong" options. 

B2 is indeed the Outer-Mongolia of computer 'languages'. 

It would be difficult to devise a more confusing 'syntax'.

And I don't think it is very helpfully documented - we need 'B2/Bjam and Boost
for Dummies'.

As a result Insanity Rules OK.

Paul

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