Re: [boost] Link dependencies (was: [mpl] [build] [testing] Mergepullrequests)

Subject: Re: [boost] Link dependencies (was: [mpl] [build] [testing] Mergepullrequests)
From: Rob Stewart (robertstewart_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-12-04 21:09:36

On December 4, 2014 6:07:42 AM EST, Andrey Semashev <andrey.semashev_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>On Thursday 04 December 2014 05:42:13 Rob Stewart wrote:
>> On December 3, 2014 4:07:22 PM EST, Andrey Semashev 

[snip]

>> >explicitly describe
>> >dependencies which Boost.Build is unable to infer from headers. If
>> >Jamfiles don't fit for this role, I'm ok if it's a different config
>> >file.
>> 
>> Why not a dedicated header that exists to guide Boost.Build?
>
>With the current state of things this header would have to be included
>where 
>preprocessor magic happens, possibly #if-ed out. It isn't really
>different 
>from just placing the #if-ed out #includes instead of the dedicated
>header.

One header to maintain seems better than many.

___
Rob

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