Re: [jamboost] Re: Intel toolset for V2

From: Rene Rivera (grafik.list_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-05-30 09:38:18

David Abrahams wrote:
> 
> <target-platform>linux # building objects for linux
> <toolset>intel # using an intel compiler
> ...
> 
> The target platform and the compiler are orthogonal; I see no reason
> to bind them together. At some point you might want to do
> cross-compilation... so it's not clear whether intel's different
> options should be associated with the source-platform or the
> target-platform, since they don't support cross-compilation (yet).

If they (eventually) follow GCCs and CWs lead, the options bind to the 
target platform.

And I'm with you about the features :-)

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