Re: link-runtime -> runtime-link

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-06-15 12:24:49

Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> writes:

> On Thursday 28 April 2005 19:16, David Abrahams wrote:
>> Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> writes:
>>
>> D>> Finally, since Boost.Test can't be used as a dll on Windows at all (and
>> a
>>
>> >> few other platforms like Darwin I believe), all the tests that depend
>> >> upon Boost.Test fail as well.
>> >>
>> >> I tried building with:
>> >>
>> >> bjam --v2 runtime-link=static
>> >>
>> >> as the docs suggest, but all I got was bjam internal errors saying that
>> >> "runtime-link" was not a known feature.
>> >
>> > bjam --v2 link-runtime=static
>> >
>> > is the right spelling. Do you have a link to the doc which has the wrong
>> > one?
>>
>> This is a gratuitous change from v1 that needlessly makes things
>> difficult for existing users in the transition.
>
> I now agree with you, and renamed the feature back to "runtime-link"
> for V2. Hope this won't be too disturbing change for existing V2
> users.

Thanks!

I think you have to agree, also, that it's a good thing that there was
some property validation in this case!

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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