Re: [Boost-build] [V2] adding to composite features (was: compiling under windows ignores the <define> command)

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-11-15 05:00:12

On Tuesday 15 November 2005 12:03, Reece Dunn wrote:

> I have tried adding:
> 
> feature.compose <variant>debug : <define>_DEBUG ;
> 
> to msvc.jam (actually, msplatformsdj.jam) and get:
> 
> F:/devel/bbv2/build\feature.jam:585: in feature.compose from module feature
> error: components of <variant>debug already set: <optimization>off 
> <debug-symbols>on <inlining>off <runtime-debugging>on
> 
> Q: How do I add to an already composed feature?

You can't. That's why NDEBUG define is specified in the definition of 
"release"  variant and not later.

- Volodya