Re: [jamboost] Re: prebuilt Jam exec's

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-11-27 10:42:52

David Abrahams wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vladimir Prus" <ghost_at_[hidden]>
>
> > David Abrahams wrote:
> > > What is boost-build.exe? I guess the point is to automatically find the
> > > boost installation and set up the neccessary environment before
> > > invoking Jam?
> >
> > Yep. My package for RedHat does the same trick.
>
> Wow, cute. What if you have multiple boost trees or a big disk?
I can be handled, I guess. The forwarding script/program should use the same 
algorithm boost jam uses to chech if BOOST_BUILD_PATH is already speficied.
Can be done. What's the problem with big disk?

Besides, have we agreed on where to put packages/prebuild jams?

- Volodya