Re: [boost] configure (Was: Building Boost 1.34.0 libraries with bjam)

From: Thomas Witt (witt_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-05-01 16:24:11

In article <0CB5B4BF-D924-4605-B47D-3B5EEB38B7EA_at_[hidden]> Doug
Gregor <dgregor_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> While we should probably fix this behavior of "configure" to do the 
> same thing as an autoconf-generated "configure", I don't think that 
> this problem makes having a "configure" script any less of a good 
> idea. The "configure" script handles the common case very well; it's 
> much easier for people accustomed to *nix software than bjam will 
> ever be.

Agreed.

Thomas