Re: [jamboost] Free feature problem

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-07-02 01:59:04

pal.tw wrote:

> According to the description of module 'alias' ...
>
> --------------------------------------------------------
> alias platform-src : win.cpp : <os>NT ;
> alias platform-src : linux.cpp : <os>LINUX ;
> exe main : main.cpp platform-src ;
> --------------------------------------------------------
>
> The scripts will fail in BBv2. Because in NT, <os>LINUX is not
> defined.
> Conversely, <os>NT is not defined in lunux.

Heck, I've just made <os>NT work in condition but forgot that it can be placed 
inside requirements as well :-(

Folks, how do you feel about some rule like:

use-property ( property )

which would be used like:

use-property <os>NT ;

and will make NT a valid value of the <os> feature. If <os>NT is defined 
already, the above will be no-op? 

This is something we planned for some time... maybe we should add it now?

Thoughts?

- Volodya