Re: [jamboost] Disallow free property in build request

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-07-16 06:46:24

David Abrahams wrote:
> From: "Vladimir Prus" <ghost_at_[hidden]>
>
> > > I know we discussed this and it made sense to me at the time to provide
> > > motivation, but now it just seems obvious. They're non-propagated by
> > > definition, so what else is there to say?
> >
> > I don't agree. You know, user doesn't care about non-propagated features
>
> at
>
> > all. He types
> >
> > bjam release define=FOOBAR
> >
> > in the command line and asks what targets will "define=FOOBAR" affect.
> > If you say that define is non-propagated feature, he would ask why it is
>
> so.
>
> So then you'd like me to write a rationale about why define is a
> non-propagated feature?

I'd rather you answer the original question. Or you think the user will not 
wonder? 

- Volodya