Re: [boost] b2 looks for tools/inspect/build/Jamfile

Subject: Re: [boost] b2 looks for tools/inspect/build/Jamfile
From: Vladimir Prus (vladimir.prus_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-05-21 16:17:28

On 21/05/2016 16:51, Peter Dimov wrote:
> Steven Watanabe wrote:
>> > Does anyone have an idea why b2 looks for the tools/inspect Jamfile?
>>
>> I seem to recall that someone (Beman maybe?) used inspect in his test Jamfile.
>
> No, it's probably this part of Jamroot:
>
> if [ path.exists $(BOOST_ROOT)/tools/inspect ]
> {
>    use-project /boost/tools/inspect : tools/inspect/build ;
> }
>
> tools/inspect does exist as an empty directory in a freshly cloned superproject. This should probably be
>
> if [ path.exists $(BOOST_ROOT)/tools/inspect/build ]

Fair enough; I've pushed such a change to develop - could you give it a try?

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