Re: [Boost-build] [Bb]uild.jam?

From: Phillip Seaver (phil_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-12-11 09:01:16

Rene Rivera wrote:
> David Abrahams wrote:
>   
>> The boost-build.jam at BOOST_ROOT sets
>>
>>     JAMFILE = [Bb]uild.jam [Jj]amfile.v2 ;
>>
>> As far as I can tell, the first pattern is not used for anything and
>> can be deleted.  Any objections?
>>     
>
> I use it at:
>
> http://boost.cvs.sourceforge.net/boost/website/feed/build.jam
> http://boost.cvs.sourceforge.net/boost/website/feed/downloads/build.jam
> http://boost.cvs.sourceforge.net/boost/website/feed/news/build.jam
>
> But since that's not on the regular root it doesn't matter.
>
> I do have a preferential objection. I prefer the more lucid "build.jam" 
> name than any of the others. And as I've mentioned before having an 
> extension on the file names is considerably more convenient on people as 
> it lets them integrate with the OS facilities.
>   

I second that.  It's nice to be able to double-click on "build.jam" in
Windows explorer and have it open in my editor.

>> Secondly, is there any reason we can't change the pattern to 
>>
>>     JAMFILE = [Jj]amfile(.v2)? ;
>>
>> ??
>>
>> That would allow us to start writing Jamfiles called "Jamfile," which
>> matches the name used in the BB documentation.
>>     
>
> You could just not set JAMFILE and use the built in value set in 
> project.jam.

Another reason I prefer "build.jam" and "Jamfile.v2" to "Jamfile" is
that it distinguishes them from Jam's (non-boost.build) files.  I have
FreeType in my build tree and build it using bbv2.  FreeType is built
using jam and has Jamfile's, but build.jam and Jamfile.v2 get loaded
instead so I can use bbv2 without modifying the distribution.

That said, I'll simply set JAMFILE somewhere in my local copy if you do
change it in the distribution.  :-)

Phillip