Re: [Boost-build] Missing toolsets from BBv2 present in BBv1 (was: BBv2 support for mipspro....)

From: Reece Dunn (msclrhd_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-11-02 17:09:18

Kevin Wheatley wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> So I noticed that there is no support for mipspro in BBv2, is there
> any plans to port the existing BBv1 suport, or should I try work
> something out for myself when I need it... currently its a would be
> nice so I'm not that concerned.

Support for toolsets not present in BBv2 is dependant on developers 
contributing them, so if you have (or care to write) a mipspro toolset 
for BBv2, please submit it so that Volodya, Dave or Rene could add it.

Other toolsets or things that need porting include (but are not limited 
to)...
*  CW - discrepencies in the flags for things like <inline>all
*  CW - currently supports Windows only, but CW also supports MacOS
*  DMC - missing
*  EDG/ECCP - missing
*  GCC - support for the architecture settings (e.g. x86-pentium3);
*  Intel KAI C++ (KCC) - missing
*  Compaq Alpha CXX (tru64cxx) - missing
*  MIPSPro - missing

Other toolsets not present in BBv2 *or* BBv2...
*  OpenWatcom - open source compiler
*  WiX - open source installer generator for Windows
*  InstallShield - commercial installer generator for Windows
*  Sun Java
*  Microsoft .NET languages (C#, J# and VB.NET)
*  The Mono platform
*  ...

I could start work on some of these, basing them on the BBv1 *.jam 
files, but I don't have the majority of those toolsets to do testing (I 
only currently have CW in the above list and could get DMC, GCC and 
OpenWatcom).

- Reece