Re: [scons-devel] SCons BOF at O'Reilly OSCon 2003

From: David Abrahams (gclbb-jamboost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-06-17 10:09:52

Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> writes:

> I can only add that 
> toolsets would be a complex thing if Boost.Build will use SCons as backend.
> For one thing, we very much like the mechanism for translating properties
> into compiler flags. For other thing, it's better to integrate with Scons 
> tools handling: yes, we can generate command like options ourself, and just 
> pass it via environment, but that non optimal, since SCons has some code for 
> toolset already.

IIUC you mean "on one hand... on the other hand..."
These two "things" are meant to be in tension with one another, right?

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