Re: [boost] Refering to Boost.Build in print

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-07-04 09:53:10

Jonathan Turkanis wrote:

>> I don't have a strong preference either; the convention I cited is the
>> only one I can come up with rationale for.
> 
> My rational is simple: in "Boost build system," Boost is an adjective (a
> proper one) and "build system" is a noun modified by the adjective.
> Capitalizing "Boost" and "build" but not "system" obscures the structure.

I think "Boost.Build" is a name of software product. OTOH, "Boost build
system" means "a build system used by Boost", and says nothing specific
about that build system at all. So, just pick the semantics you want to
convey in each specific case.

- Volodya