Re: [Boost-build] CVS: boost/tools/build/new feature.jam,1.39,1.40

From: David Abrahams (gclbb-jamboost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-05-13 10:58:31

Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> writes:

> David Abrahams wrote:
>
>> > prebuilt.py works on windows. I don't understand your core changes
>>
>> That's very bad! I commented quite extensively. Can you help me to
>> understand the deficiency?
>
> Will try again tomorrow, just in case I was not attentive. I think the real 
> problem is that I don't understand where the bug comes from. 

The bug comes from the fact that all :X path modifiers rely on
facilities which first parse the path by separating out directory,
basename, extension, etc., and then reconstitute the unchanged parts,
inserting PATHSEP where neccessary.

That means foo/bar/baz.x becomes more like

directory: foo/bar
basename: baz
extension: x

If you strip the extension, say, it puts the first two parts back
together as:

foo/bar\baz

using the platform path separator.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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