Re: [boost] Scons users?

From: Stefan Seefeld (seefeld_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-20 08:36:23

Martin Bonner wrote:

>>>http://tinyurl.com/7fdns (www.gamesfromwithin.com)
>>>
>>>These are updated from previously.
>>
>>Wow, harsh.  The numbers aside, I think his commentary is rather
>>flame-ish.
> 
> 
> Well, without the numbers, I agree.  But the numbers do rather back him up
> (except that BoostBuild does seem to be marginally quicker than Scons on
> three out of four tests, whereas he describes it as "Slower even than
> Scons!").
> 
> Are there any known optimization oportunities in BoostBuild?
> 
> Are the results an artifact of his test set up?

Well, even the numbers aside, the main theme in this scons-vs.-(b)jam
thread seems more to be about usability (syntax, documentation, etc.)
and only to a lesser degree performance, or else scons wouldn't even
be on the list at all.

Regards,
                Stefan