Re: [jamboost] project.jam question

From: David Abrahams (david.abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-05-03 08:40:28

----- Original Message -----
From: "Vladimir Prus" <ghost_at_[hidden]>

> So, every rule is os.path might work by
> 1. converting everyting to internal form
> 2. doing what it does now
> 3. returning the native form
> Do you mean something like that?

Yes, precisely.

> > OK, suppose we had a terser name in os.path such as "root"? It's
just a
> > bit too cumbersome for a common operation this way.
>
> Agree.
>
> > And, though I guess
> > I thought the analogy with python was cute when I named it, I don't
see
> > a reason for the "os." prefix. Maybe this module should just be
> > "path.jam"?
>
> Well, this is reasonable as well. Only we'll loose revision history...
(wish
> we were using Subversion instread of CVS).

No biggie. The first log entry says "this used to be called
os.path.jam". ;-)

-Dave