Re: [boost] [release] nightly generated docs?

From: Eric Niebler (eric_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-23 15:22:52

Vladimir Prus wrote:
> Steven Watanabe wrote:
>> This is a known bug.  http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/1584
>> I created a patch, but someone who knows more bbv2 than me should
>> check that it is actually right.
> 
> Oh, I did not realize it's one-liner. I think it's perfectly fine, that's
> how property propagation generally works. Steven, feel free to commit this.

Excellent.

> OTOH, it seems like we have *two* workarounds:
> 
> 1. Explicitly specify the location of quickbook binary in "using quickbook".

IMO, users should be able to build Boost's docs without hacking their 
user-config.jam, so I'd rather see BBv2 patched.

> 2. Do not use the <dependency> feature in doc Jamfile of accumulators library,
> as the ticket claims such <dependency> is not actually necessary.

This supposed workaround doesn't work, AFAICT.

> So, if anybody wants to get doc building working sooner than the fix
> is checked in, you know what to do ;-)

Steven?

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