Re: [Boost-build] [BBv2] [msvc] A patch, review needed - message compiler (mc) support

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-11-23 04:41:12

On Wednesday 23 November 2005 11:26, Alexey Pakhunov wrote:
> On 11/23/05, Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> >    - creating of "message catalogs" file from text translation files
> >    - updating text translation files from sources
> >
> > This is using GNU gettext tools. Does Microsoft provides anything for
> > solving the second issue.
>
> Unfortunately no. It is just a dumb .mc -> .rc (+.bin) converter.

Ok, I see.
Another question (I'm getty rusty, it seems): why do we need to add MC support 
to "msvc.jam" as well. Can't general-purpose mc.jam serve all toolsets?

- Volodya