Re: [boost] [gil] Ok to merge new gil's extension to release branch?

Subject: Re: [boost] [gil] Ok to merge new gil's extension to release branch?
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-03-31 14:33:41

AMDG

On 03/31/2013 10:25 AM, Christian Henning wrote:
> 
> OK, if you think user-config.jam is the way to go then we do it this
> way. Of course, I'll reflect the necessary changes in gil::io
> documentation.
> 
> Can we just define the source code path like this, inside user-config.jam:
> 
> using zlib : 1.2.5 : c:/chhenning/zlib/zlib-1.2.5
> 

Something along those lines.  I haven't
worked out all the details of the interface yet.

> If so, how would the gil::io jam file pick up the path?
> 

This would work now.  project ids are global,
so you can use /ext/zlib//z regardless of
where zlib is using'ed.

> As you probably can guess I'm not very familiar with configuring jam
> files. Any help from your side would be very appreciated.
> 
> <snip>
> Please let me know what I have to do make it to work.
> 

I've had to completely reimplement the zlib module.
the one in the trunk was badly broken and the
one that you were using is lacking the ability
to use pre-built binaries.  I expect to have it
ready tomorrow.

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe