Re: [boost] b2 --exec-prefix=...

Subject: Re: [boost] b2 --exec-prefix=...
From: Andrey Semashev (andrey.semashev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-12-19 16:39:03

On 12/19/18 7:13 PM, Peter Dimov via Boost wrote:
> Our "b2 --help" documentation says
> 
> --exec-prefix=<EPREFIX> Install architecture dependent files here.
>  Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  Default: <PREFIX>
> 
> --libdir=<LIBDIR>Â Â Â Â Â Â  Install library files here.
>  Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  Default: <EPREFIX>/lib
> 
> and bootstrap.sh also supports --exec-prefix and when given, records it 
> in project-config.jam.
> 
> But it doesn't work and has never worked. Only --prefix is honored, 
> --exec-prefix is simply ignored.
> 
> I think that we should bring the documentation and the actual behavior 
> in sync, either by making --exec-prefix work as documented, or removing 
> it from the documentation.
> 
> Which one should we do? Comments?

For consistency with other projects, preserving and fixing --exec-prefix 
is probably better.