Re: [Boost-build] Any way to install a source tree?

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-04-25 11:59:55

On Tuesday 25 April 2006 19:55, Rene Rivera wrote:
> Mark Evans wrote:
> > Thanks Vladimir,
> >
> >> From my limited perspective, it appears that a glob that recurses
> >> through a tree (that I would call FIND-GLOB) would best be
> >> implemented through a new builtin primitive.  Would you agree?
> >> Semi-ironically, there already is a GLOB-RECURSIVELY built-in, but
> >> it doesn't recurse the tree as needed.
>
> Well it might be better to make the functionality match the name. So
> what is the difference between GLOB and GLOB-RECURSIVELY (as currently
> implemented)?

The latter handles a/*/b/*.cpp fine. The former can glob only in one 
directory.

- Volodya

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