Re: [jamboost] Re: Removing dots from toolset names

From: Aleksey Gurtovoy (alexy_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-10-06 12:31:06

Rene Rivera writes:
> My preference in best to worst are:
> 
> 1. vc-7,1-stlport-tools.jam
> 2. vc-7_1-stlport-tools.jam
> 
> I prefer the comma (",") as it's used as the decimal separator in many 
> countries. But I don't know if it's accepted by ISO9660, or VMS as part 
> of a name. 

It's not allowed in ISO9660.

> It is accepted in all other platforms I'm aware of.
> 
> The names without a decimal separator of some sort are unworkable, i.e. 
> "vc-71-stlport-tools.jam". Without that separator it not possible to 
> distinguish between 1.23 and 1.2.3, as they both become 123. This of 
> course only applies to the toolset version, any other version number on 
> the name can be anything.

I guess this means that we have to with the underscores. 

Thanks,
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Aleksey Gurtovoy
MetaCommunications Engineering