Re: project-root.jam acting as Jamfile feature

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-10-15 13:02:52

Vladimir Prus wrote:

> Hi,
> as you probably know, V2 has a feature which allows to omit Jamfile for a 
> directory which has project-root.jam file. You need to add one line to 
> project-root.jam and V2 will no longer try to load Jamfile in the same 
> directory and project-root.jam can declare targets.
> 
> Now, the feature is there for some time and is tested, but... I never use it. 
> It's simpler for me to add project-root.jam once, than to use Jamfile in one 
> place and project-root.jam in another. Further, I'm hacking through 
> project.jam now, and see that this feature involves some complexity. 
> 
> What do people think about removing the feature completely?

I have no objection to this specific change, but at the same time I 
recognize it's important for people to be able to set up an easy build 
environment with a single Jam file. Our system is great for large 
installations, but it sucks for people who just want to throw together a 
quick project. We should accomodate them somehow. Maybe a new file 
name called "Jamworld" which does it all (or something) ;-)