Re: [boost] bjam variants, subvariants and default build

From: rogeeff (rogeeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-07-16 19:59:36

--- In jamboost_at_y..., "David Abrahams" <david.abrahams_at_r...> wrote:
> > > Not implied by lib, nor dll. Only <shared-linkable>true is 
implied
> > by dll.
> >
> > How does it related to <target-type>?
> 
> <target-type> encodes the type of target being built. It's 
unrelated to
> <runtime-link>, because in general you can link any kind of target 
to
> either static or dynamic runtime libraries.

I meant: how does it related to <shared-linkable>?

> 
> > > The global default is in the DEFAULT_BUILD variable. But 
changing
> > that
> > > really does change it globally. Everything will then build with 
that
> > > default. So unless you are doing this in your own PRIVATE BUILD
> > TREE don't
> > > do it. And especially don't do it in a toolset, I don't even 
know
> > what the
> > > consequences would be.
> >
> > Why? What if for given toolset I want to redefine global default 
build
> > settings?
> 
> Because it wasn't designed to work that way, and probably won't 
work?

Could we make it work? Or you don't think it's resonable request?

> -Dave

Gennadiy.