Re: [jamboost] Re: Toolset configuration question

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-06-09 08:12:12

David Abrahams wrote:

> >> I think we could get into trouble with separate "using" statements in
> >> site_config / user_config. Don't forget that site_config may be
> >> installed by some sysadmin somewhere.
> >
> > Then I wonder what could be done? Maybe, just a policy that shared
> > site_config may not use versionless init.
>
> I don't have specifics in mind, but I have the feeling we just need a
> way to give people a little bit more explicit control: "I don't care
> what you saw before; 'gcc' now means gcc-3.4"

Let's cross the bridge when we arrive there. I have some implementation ideas 
(e.g. ignore "using gcc" in site-config if there were "using gcc" in 
user-config), but without user input it's hard to figure out the right 
*interface*.

- Volodya