Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #9051: jam build system refuses to work on windows, won't build on mingw-w64

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #9051: jam build system refuses to work on windows, won't build on mingw-w64
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-04-03 05:55:37

#9051: jam build system refuses to work on windows, won't build on mingw-w64
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  Reporter:  jmichae3@…        |      Owner:
      Type:  Bugs              |     Status:  new
 Milestone:  To Be Determined  |  Component:  Building Boost
   Version:  Boost 1.54.0      |   Severity:  Showstopper
Resolution:                    |   Keywords:
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Comment (by anonymous):

 {{{
 if @^"@==@^%arg:~-1%@ if @^"@==@^%arg:~0,1%@ set arg=%arg:1,-1%
 }}}
 might be a correction to that. caret escapes a character sometimes. in the
 case of % in a file for for /f, %% is like %

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/9051#comment:4>
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