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

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-06-18 00:11:13

David Abrahams wrote:
> 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?

Right.

- Volodya