Re: [boost] 1.31.0 release candidate available + release plans

From: Jeremy Siek (jsiek_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-01-22 13:55:11

Hi Grafik,

Thanks for the explanation.

On Jan 22, 2004, at 6:25 AM, grafik.list_at_[hidden] wrote:
> --- Jeremy Siek wrote:
>>
>> So there's this darwin-tools.jam file. I was under the impression that
>> in our
>> jam lingo, a "tool" was a compiler (not an OS). It seems that the  
>> stuff
>> in
>> darwin-tools.jam really belongs in gcc-tools.jam.
>
> Ahh, yes to #1, no to #2.
>
> The darwin-tools.jam targets the Apple modified GCC that they  
> distribute by
> various names, currently XTools. That variant has additional options  
> and
> different functionality.

Then the file is poorly named. It should be gcc-darwin-tools.jam.

>
> It is possible to use a bare GCC in MacOSX for which you would use the
> regular gcc-tools.

And will -Wno-long-double be accepted by this version GCC?

Cheers,
Jeremy

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