Re: [Boost-build] Huang/x64 - Response files prevent debugging

From: Johan Nilsson (r.johan.nilsson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-08-18 02:27:12

Andrei Melnikov wrote:

>
> E is used to create .rsp files. And -d is used to specify the debug
> logging level.

How is this "E" actually used? Never seen a reference to it before.

In Boost.Jam the :E modifier is used to assign a value to an unset variable.

>
> So I just want to print the contents of RSP files to the debug logs at
> certain detalization levels.

I've had a similar request earlier. IMHO "bjam -d+2" should output command 
line + response file contents, preferrably merged. Adding a new debugging 
level for a tool-specific feature might not be the best thing, or?

// Johan