Re: [Boost-build] Boost.Build evolution

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-05-03 22:22:14

Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> writes:

> On Tuesday 02 May 2006 05:00, Stephane Odul wrote:
>
>> After reading these documents I'm a bit concerned.
>>
>> My projects are using Boost.Jam (and nothing else from boost.org),
>> I've just updated from 3.1.9 to 3.1.12, and from what I gathered the
>> future of Boost.Build is python.
>>
>> Does it mean that the development of Boot.Jam will be dropped, and 
>> that future release will require Python to at least ensure some
>> backward compatibility ?
>
> Both yes and no. A future version of V2 will require Python to run

Note that Python will probably be embedded in Boost.Build, so you
won't necessarily need a separate Python installation.

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Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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