Re: [jamboost] Boost vs Jam

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-08-09 11:03:18

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From: "Rene Rivera" <grafik666_at_[hidden]>

> [2002-08-09] yann_opwv wrote:
>
> >Hi
> >To decide whether continue using Perforce Jam or move on with
> >Boost.jam, could anyone point me to a list of
> >improvements/advantages/differences of Boost vs Jam? I am unsure it
> >is worth changing since I build on and for win2k.
> >thanks
> >yannick
>
> Don't know all of them. But at minimum, and to importance to you is a
patch
> I just commited last night from Stave Anichini. It removes the limitation
on
> stack space use when dealing with large projects. Important for platforms
> that have stack space limits, like WIN32.

See http://www.boost.org/tools/build/build_system.htm#core_extensions
for a list of extensions to core Jam.
And of course, there's the advantages of Boost.Build...

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