Re: how to kill off property-adjuster

From: David Abrahams (gclbb-jamboost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-07-31 10:20:19

Christopher Currie <Christopher_at_[hidden]> writes:

>> I think the problem here is that the user doesn't have a way to say,
>> "this thing is really just a dependency of some other main target;
>> don't build it by default".
>> 
>> dependency lib B : b.cpp ;
>> 
>> or
>> 
>> lib B : b.cpp ;
>> don't-build B ;
>> 
>> or some such thing.
>
> I believe Milestone 6 has a rule, 'explicit', that does what you want.
>
> http://boost.sourceforge.net/boost-build2/boost_build_v2.html#explicit_rule

Great! But the contentious issue will still be: "can we *please* get
rid of property-adjuster?"

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Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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