[boost] Re: Customer Friendlier Boost Installation

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-27 05:10:16

"Hendrik Schober" <SpamTrap_at_[hidden]> writes:

> David Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> Jonathan Wakely <cow_at_[hidden]> writes:
>>
>> > Attached patch implements the idea I proposed below, in case it's
>> > wanted.
>>
>> Now that I look at it, I guess its effectiveness will be vastly
>> reduced if we don't implement naming consistency for vc6 and 7, right?
>
>   Yes, definitely. And how about extending this (or
>   coming up with another scheme) so that it equally
>   applies to all tool sets? Because my next question
>   would be: How do I build for GCC 3.3.3 and 3.4.X?
>   And does "cw" really apply to CW6, 7, 8, and 9???

Just a question of how much effort we want to invest in a dying
Boost.Build v1 -- all of this is better in BBv2 -- and, of course, a
volunteer to do the work.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com