Re: [Boost-build] Boost Jamfile.v2 fixes

From: Rene Rivera (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-10-21 12:43:13

Vladimir Prus wrote:
> On Saturday 21 October 2006 20:11, Rene Rivera wrote:
>> Vladimir Prus wrote:
>>> I've also committed this. The set of variants built on Linux with V2 now
>>> is the same as with V1.
>> This is the problem I keep bringing up... It works for Linux but doesn't
>> for anything else. The set of libraries on Windows will now be different
>> from what BBv1 generates.
> 
> Am I right the V1 produces different set of libraries on Windows and Linux 
> too?

Yes, that's correct. More accurately different toolsets produce only 
what they can :-)

> If so, can we use "if" on OS name in V2?

Well we could. But that may not account for differences in toolsets 
within one OS. After all there are many toolsets (and C++ runtimes) on 
both Linux and Windows individually.

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