Weird default build interaction with build request

From: Ali Azarbayejani (ali_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-05-16 14:17:17

Here's a simple Jamfile with weird results when properties are specified
in build request.

--Ali

Jamfile
---------
exe a : a.cxx b : : debug release ;
lib b : b.cxx ;
---------

$ bjam 
...found 23 targets...
...updating 12 targets...
MkDir1 bin
MkDir1 bin/gcc
MkDir1 bin/gcc/debug
gcc.compile bin/gcc/debug/a.o
gcc.compile bin/gcc/debug/b.o
gcc.link-dll bin/gcc/debug/b.so
gcc.link bin/gcc/debug/a
MkDir1 bin/gcc/release
gcc.compile bin/gcc/release/a.o
gcc.compile bin/gcc/release/b.o
gcc.link-dll bin/gcc/release/b.so
gcc.link bin/gcc/release/a
...updated 12 targets...

$ bjam debug
...found 27 targets...
...updating 8 targets...
MkDir1 bin/gcc/release/debug-symbols-on
MkDir1 bin/gcc/release/debug-symbols-on/inlining-off
MkDir1 bin/gcc/release/debug-symbols-on/inlining-off/optimization-off
MkDir1
bin/gcc/release/debug-symbols-on/inlining-off/optimization-off/runtime-debugging-on
gcc.compile
bin/gcc/release/debug-symbols-on/inlining-off/optimization-off/runtime-debugging-on/a.o
gcc.compile
bin/gcc/release/debug-symbols-on/inlining-off/optimization-off/runtime-debugging-on/b.o
gcc.link-dll
bin/gcc/release/debug-symbols-on/inlining-off/optimization-off/runtime-debugging-on/b.so
gcc.link
bin/gcc/release/debug-symbols-on/inlining-off/optimization-off/runtime-debugging-on/a
...updated 8 targets...

$ bjam release
...found 27 targets...
...updating 8 targets...
MkDir1 bin/gcc/debug/debug-symbols-off
MkDir1 bin/gcc/debug/debug-symbols-off/inlining-full
MkDir1 bin/gcc/debug/debug-symbols-off/inlining-full/optimization-speed
MkDir1
bin/gcc/debug/debug-symbols-off/inlining-full/optimization-speed/runtime-debugging-off
gcc.compile
bin/gcc/debug/debug-symbols-off/inlining-full/optimization-speed/runtime-debugging-off/a.o
gcc.compile
bin/gcc/debug/debug-symbols-off/inlining-full/optimization-speed/runtime-debugging-off/b.o
gcc.link-dll
bin/gcc/debug/debug-symbols-off/inlining-full/optimization-speed/runtime-debugging-off/b.so
gcc.link
bin/gcc/debug/debug-symbols-off/inlining-full/optimization-speed/runtime-debugging-off/a
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