Re: [boost] New name of bjam.exe

Subject: Re: [boost] New name of bjam.exe
From: Rene Rivera (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-07-20 11:33:58

On 7/20/2010 10:25 AM, Stewart, Robert wrote:
> Vladimir Prus wrote:
>> Steven Watanabe wrote:
>>>
>>> Honestly, if we're going to pick a totally arbitrary name, I'd
>>> prefer leaving it alone.
>>
>> I agree. The problem we're starting with is that "bjam.exe" is not
>> correlated to "Boost.Build" at all. Replacing "bjam.exe" with
>> something totally random will only create more confusion.
>
> When I suggested something correlated to Boost.Build, it was
> rejected.  I'm having a hard time understanding what's wanted.

Actually.. I'm kinda liking "bb". It's short and correlated. But so far 
no other suggestion has resonated with me. And I agree that choosing an 
totally unrelated term means renaming the entire project to that term so 
that there's correlation.

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