Re: [jamboost] Register a new suffix?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-03-06 10:58:34

"William E. Kempf" <wekempf_at_[hidden]> writes:

> There are issues with native tools, however, which are not likely to make
> a distinction in this regard. For instance, cl fails with the same test I
> tried for gcc, assuming C compilation for .C files.

Most compilers have flags which allow you to force it to treat a file
as either C or C++. Boost.Build uses these, at least for the C++ case.
-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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