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

From: David Abrahams (david.abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-11-27 11:32:52

----- Original Message -----
From: "Vladimir Prus" <ghost_at_[hidden]>
To: <jamboost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: [jamboost] Re: prebuilt Jam exec's

>
> 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?

There's a lot to search through on Windows.

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

I think Jens has set something up for us. Toon knows the answer, or you
could ask Jens himself.