Re: [jamboost] Progress on issue 578618: Leave jamfile modules for user.

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-08-05 11:03:45

Rene Rivera wrote:
> [2002-07-08] Vladimir Prus wrote:
> >Rene Rivera wrote:
> >> >1. Maybe, we should move all project-root related data into separate
> >>
> >> object,
> >>
> >> >so that proejct root module namespace be clean as well.
> >> >
> >> >2. We'd need to make the "use-project" rule available in project root
> >> >namespace. (I'll document that rule in the user docs soon. You can
> >> > refer to the thread starting with
> >> >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jamboost/message/1320 meanwhile)
> >> >
> >> >3. We'd need to import non-local rules from project root module into
> >>
> >> jamfile
> >>
> >> >modules.
> >> >
> >> >For me, it seems like a number of changes involving project-root.jam.
> >> > Rene, do you have any spare time to work on this and/or discuss #1.
> >> > Actually #1
> >>
> >> is
> >>
> >> >the most complex thing here, I think.
> >>
> >> I'll take a brief look at it, but I don't think it's as hard as you make
>
> it
>
> >> seem ;-) But I won't have time for it until later this week... maybe
> >> Wednesday, most likely Thursday.
> >
> >Actually, these change are pretty much independent of all the rest, so
> > even next Monday would be OK, IMO.
> >(I'm hoping we can start thinking about generators on the next week)
> >If you decide to implement it, please add a test for 'use-project' in
>
> project
>
> >root file to project_test3.py.
> >(I'm about to commit the 'use-project' docs in a few minutes).
>
> I know I'm really late with these... but I was about to commit the changes
> and ran into one snag... The project_test1 test fails for me. I'm not sure
> it's anything I did as it's failing with incorect paths which is something
> I didn't change. Question: Does this test still work for either of you?

Yes. Both project_test1 and test_all work for me. Are you sure you've 
up-to-date working copy?

- Volodya