Re: [boost] Linux regression test results

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-12-30 08:50:00

Toon Knapen <toon.knapen_at_[hidden]> writes:

> On Sunday 22 December 2002 20:09, David Abrahams wrote:
>> Alkis Evlogimenos <alkis_at_[hidden]> writes:
>> For those running regression tests (and most Boost.Build users), I
>> really recommend setting ALL_LOCATE_TARGET so that the products of
>> your build all go into a single directory tree that's not tangled into
>> your source tree.  It makes it much easier, among other things, to
>> blow away the old built files.
>
> But AFAIK Beman's post-processing tools don't like that an alternative 
> destination is set for the derived objects via ALL_LOCATE_TARGET (unless that 
> has changed now too ?)

If that's the case, it's a shame.  Tangling the built products into
the source tree is an inferior arrangement, IMO.

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