[boost] Re: Cross Builder, v1.0

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-12-15 16:09:47

John Torjo wrote:

>> The same in Boost.Build. You just can mark a project root which does not
>> inherit settings.
> 
> Yes but, if you don't mark any, will a directory inherit the settings 
> from its parents?

There are no "settings" for directories that don't contain a Jamfile.
That said, however, it would be trivial to modify Boost.Build to allow
it.  But is it an important use case?  If it were, we'd surely have
received a request for it by now (?)

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Dave Abrahams
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