Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #714: [jam] HardLink rule on NT platform

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #714: [jam] HardLink rule on NT platform
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-12-06 00:34:51

#714: [jam] HardLink rule on NT platform
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  Reporter:  nobody                   |       Owner:  vladimir_prus
      Type:  Feature Requests         |      Status:  new          
 Milestone:  To Be Determined         |   Component:  build        
   Version:  Boost Development Trunk  |    Severity:  Optimization 
Resolution:  None                     |    Keywords:               
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Changes (by grafik):

  * owner:  grafik => vladimir_prus
  * version:  None => Boost Development Trunk
  * component:  bjam => build
  * severity:  Showstopper => Optimization
  * milestone:  => To Be Determined

Comment:

 Not sure why this is a showstopper. Yes, we do a copy because it's the
 portable thing to do. Is there a built-in command for doing hardlinks in
 NT?

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Ticket URL: <http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/714#comment:2>
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