Re: Patch: gcc -mno-cygwin support in Boost.Build v2.

From: Vincent N. Virgilio (virgilio_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-04-02 19:39:32

Hi David,

David Abrahams wrote:

> The idea was for people like me who want to test no-cygwin builds
> along with cygwin builds, as though they were separate toolsets. For
> that I want a non-free feature, I think.
> 

I am thinking along these lines too, as if cygwin vs no-cygwin was a 
choice between toolsets.

But perhaps it's more a choice between runtime supports?

GNU Autotools handles this with a "configuration name": 
cpu-[manufacturer-]kernel-operating system, where manufacturer is 
optional. You could imagine cygwin or no-cygwin substituted for 
operating system. Here is more detail:

http://sources.redhat.com/autobook/autobook/autobook_17.html#SEC17

Is there a parallel concept in BB? Are there similar issues elsewhere in BB?

Thanks,

-- 
Vince Virgilio