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From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-05-28 02:39:24


Hi Michael,

> On Thursday 27 May 2004 09:44, Vladimir Prus wrote:
> > If you recall, some time ago we discussed current check for link
> > compatibility. Some users say they use this feature for their own
> > features, so removing the check completely is not desirable.
> >
> > OTOH, this check still produces useless warnings in some use cases. So,
> > I've decided to remove 'link-incompatible' attribute from some of the
> > feature, most notably 'toolset' and 'threading'. This means the mismatch
> > is those features will not generate link-incompatibility warning.
>
> Does it make sense in this context that the <toolset> subfeature version is
> 'link-incompatible'?

I think no, if <toolset> is not link-incompatible, then toolset version should
not, either. I'll look at all toolsets to fix this.

> > Hopefully, one day we'll have a better solution, but I think that's all
> > we can have for now...
>
> Nothing is perfect!

Yea ;-)

- Volodya

 


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