Re: [jamboost] traverse-dependencies and include-type

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-01-04 05:49:49

On Friday 31 December 2004 21:57, David Abrahams wrote:
> The docs show this example:
>
> stage dist : hello
>
> : <traverse-dependencies>on <include-type>EXE
>
> <include-type>LIB
> ;
>
> I dislike the names being used here. “include” already has a different
> meaning, and “traverse” is just vague -- it isn't clear what happens
> when those dependencies are traversed. You could replace both names
> with “install” and it would be an improvement.

You mean:

<install-dependencies> and <install-type>

? That's an improvement, indeed. Will do when I'm back from holiday.

BTW, what about "stage"? If we're to clarify the user interface, maybe we 
should have "install" rule, not "stage"?

- Volodya