Re: [boost] Need feature branch for compile in-place static linking

From: John Femiani (JOHN.FEMIANI_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-04-29 19:04:26

> >
> >* When I'm testing different compiler settings trying to get another 
> >few percent of performance, I don't have to compile another Boost 
> >version for each compiler setting.
> >
> 
> I think you have to rebuild the compile_inplace.cpp file each 
> time you want to test a different compiler setting.  I don't  
> find an advantage to what you advocate here.
> 

I think that his approach would be optional, in addition to the existing
bjam setup, right? 
Hopefully those who know how to use a their build tools wont be impacted
;-).

Why is branching necessary though? Isn't the proposal just to add a
couple new cpp files? will it require modifying the existing ones?

-- John