Re: [Boost-build] boost.build C++ dependency

From: Felipe Magno de Almeida (felipe.m.almeida_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-05-11 17:13:01

Hello,

On 5/11/06, Rene Rivera <grafik.list_at_[hidden]> wrote:

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> I'm very doubtful about likely gains in speed. Over time I've looked at
> the profiling info and current dependency calculation is not the biggest
> time hog, although it is one of the biggest memory hogs (because of
> having to scan the sources).

Do you have those info still available?

>
> I understand that a content specific solution would yield smaller change
> sets. But the complexity involved I don't think outweighs the minimal
> benefit.

That would depend if almost everything of the tool will be created
anyhow. I'm looking for info on this because I'm proposing a SoC
project for rewriting bcp and the dependency analysis could be used in
lots of parts of boost. I'm now even considering that regression tests
could benefit from this project.

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Best regards,
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Felipe Magno de Almeida