Re: [Boost-build] pch-support for gcc, msvc and dmc

From: Ilya Sokolov (fal_delivery_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-06-13 04:13:37

Reece Dunn wrote:
> looking at the patch, here are a few comments:
> 
> (1) You have added an additional pch_base.jam file -- is there a reason
> for this. I.e. could you not move that code into pch.jam?

i'll try

> (2) In the gcc.jam fix, the import pch_base is commented out.

my bug

> (3) Isn't there a way to provide a universal pch-c and pch-cpp rule that
> msvc, dmc and gcc provide generators for? NOTE: I haven't looked at
> this in too much detail.

NO, i think :-( my comments:
- gcc and dmc have very similar pch support
- gcc and dmc have more "right" and preferrable pch support than msvc
- gcc and dmc are too differ from msvc
- borland have totally different implementation, which have no general 
with gcc, dmc and msvc

> (4) The msvc PCH support doesn't seem to have some of the updates
> that people have posted to fix some of the issues with the msvc PCH
> support. I believe there is more information on the BBv2 tracker.

`__bjam_pch_symbol' and `cxxflags' from Bojan Resnik?

> (5) Overall it looks good :)

thank you, it will be even better, i hope! :-)

> (6) Now... how to provide cw-pch support...? :)

i have no cw now, but i'll try