Re: [boost] [1.35.0] Build/install (attn: release team)

From: Johan Nilsson (r.johan.nilsson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-10-24 04:07:40

Vladimir Prus wrote:
> Rene Rivera wrote:
> 

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>> But perhaps we can make this much simpler. How about adding an option
>> that selects how much is built with some easy to remember names?
>> Something like:
>> 
>>    --build-type=minimal (default single variant)
>> 
>>    --build-type=complete (as many variants as possible)
> 
> And what would be the behaviour of use specified --build-type=XXX
> together with some explicit options. Well, I actually know the most
> easily implementable one, but I'm not sure it will be intuitive.

1) Ignore "--build-type", possibly emit a warning, and behave as currently?
2) Expand the build type, add/override the explicit options?

/ Johan