Re: [Boost-build] Many lingering v1 dependencies

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-01-11 22:18:16

Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> writes:

> On Saturday 06 January 2007 17:58, David Abrahams wrote:
>> Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> writes:
>> 
>> > On Sunday 10 December 2006 17:33, David Abrahams wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> I keep seeing BBv1 dependencies in our supposedly-v2 scripts,
>> >> Jamfiles, and documentation.  For example $BOOST_ROOT/Jamfile.v2 uses
>> >> the --with-python-root option to set the PYTHON_ROOT variable, which
>> >> has no effect in v2.  
>> >
>> > This specific issue is:
>> >
>> > 	https://zigzag.cs.msu.su:7813/boost.build/ticket/61
>> >
>> > I'm don't know what's right solution to it, do you?
>> 
>> Get the person who wrote the Jamfile to remove the v1 idioms?
>
> That's rather imprecise. If you want *me* to fix that, you'd need to
> tell me exactly that the --with-python-root should do. 
> Especially when python is already initalized in user-config.jam.

You can either remove it because we can't support it, or get it to do
the right thing, somehow.  Leaving the option in, but functioning
incorrectly, and documented in the --help usage output is simply
*unacceptable*.

It's not my job to tell you how you should get it to do the right
thing, but I am willing to discuss the possibilities with you if you
think supporting --with-python-root is important.

>> >> http://www.boost-consulting.com/boost/more/separate_compilation.html
>> >> still needs to be updated for BBv2.  
>> >
>> > Is there a ticket for it?
>> 
>> I don't know.  Is it a BB issue?

??

>> >> I'm concerned that many more instances of this problem may exist,
>> >> and I'm not sure how to resolve them.  Is there a reasonable
>> >> automated search we could use?
>> >
>> > I don't know, maybe "grep bjam".
>> 
>> I s'pose.  Who is going to inspect the results?
>
> That's again a bit indirect wording. I've just did, the result is
> attached.  I'm gonna provide more thought on this in reply to
> Thomas.

Thanks.

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Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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