Re: [boost] Call for regression test volunteers

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-01-09 16:18:42

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

> On Thursday 09 January 2003 12:12, Rene Rivera wrote:
>> It's doesn't because I haven't had time to add it since the toolset
>> appeared in Boost.Build ;-) I'll try and add ASAP. ... Question on this...
>> Is it a possibility to install only the C compiler (cc) without the C++
>> compiler (aCC)? I'm asking to see if I can use the presense of "aCC" as an
>> indicator that it's all installed.
>
> I guess cc is installed by default (like on all unices) and aCC is a 
> commerical product. So cc is always there and aCC is'nt.
>
> Anyway, to compile jam_src you can use  cc (with the -Ae option though) as 
> you can see in the Jambase.

Yeah, I think on Unix, defaulting to cc unless the script knows better
is a god idea.  It would've prevented this issue with getting aCC to
build it in the first place.  That's what the Perforce makefile does,
too.

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