[boost] Re: Identifying a compiler's version in a Jamfile

Rene Rivera <grafik.list@redshift-software.com> writes:

rule disable-gcc-2.x ( toolset variant : requirements ) { if [ MATCH (gcc-2) : $(toolset) ]

I'd make the dash optional if [ MATCH (gcc-?2) : $(toolset) ] we have no consistent naming convention (c.f. vc7.1).

{ requirements += <build>no ; } return $(requirements) ; }

HTH.

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