Re: [boost] [ANN] build2 - C++ build toolchain

Subject: Re: [boost] [ANN] build2 - C++ build toolchain
From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-02-04 11:49:25

On 2/4/16 6:42 AM, Boris Kolpackov wrote:
> Hi Vladimir,
>
> Vladimir Prus <vladimir.prus_at_[hidden]> writes:
>
>> could you consider using name that's not 'build2'?
>
> I honestly don't see how 'build2' (always spelled in lower case, no space
> between 'build' and '2') can be confused with 'Boost.Build 2', I think
> that's a bit of a stretch.
>
> For the 'b2' logo (and that's only place we use 'b2' -- our executable
> name is called 'b' and we always call the project 'build2'), yes, you
> may have a point. But, again, confusing a logo with an executable name,
> I don't know... We will probably change/stylize the logo at some point
> so it will hopefully be even less confusing.
>

I'm sympathetic to Vladimir here.  The name build2 in the context of 
boost suggests that it's the next version of boost build. 
Unintentionally or not - it IS misleading.

Robert Ramey