Re: [Boost-build] <conditional> in target's usage requirements?

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-03-10 01:50:15

On Friday 10 March 2006 00:06, Jarda Gresula wrote:
> It seems that the <conditional> feature is handled differently when placed
> to target's requirements and target's usage requirements.
>
> lib a : a.cpp : : : <conditional>@platform-include-dir ;
> exe b : b.cpp a ;
>
> When the target 'b' is being built the usage requirements of target 'a' are
> not applied. Actually it looks like that the platform-include-dir rule is
> not invoked at all.
>
> Is this a bug or there is some reason why it can't behave in the same way
> as when placed to target's requirements?

I believe it's a bug. Can you file this on

   https://zigzag.cs.msu.su/boost.build

so that I can look into this as soon as C++ Boost switch work is over?

Thanks,
Volodya