Re: [Boost-build] Toolset autoconfiguration

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-11-12 08:50:56

Roland Schwarz <roland.schwarz_at_[hidden]> writes:

> David Abrahams wrote:
>> ...  Now you can specify the toolset on the command-line
>> as follows:
>> 
>>    bjam toolset=gcc-4.1
>> 
>> or
>> 
>>    bjam --toolset=gcc-4.1
>
> Hmm, I still need to say
>       bjam --v2 toolset=msvc-7.1
>
> Wouldn't it be meaningful to get rid of the --v2 as well?

Yes, it would, but that's an entirely different issue.  --v2 is only
necessary when building from within the Boost tree; it's not a
Boost.Build feature, but a feature, essentially, of Boost's top-level
Jamfile.

How about testing the change I announced? :)

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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