Re: [Boost-build] V2 questions

From: Johan Nilsson (r.johan.nilsson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-09-12 02:39:13

Rene Rivera wrote:
> Johan Nilsson wrote:
>> If you really need to do this based by platform as well (which
>> shouldn't be needed in this case):
>>
>> project
>>   : requirements
>>   <os>NT,<toolset>msvc:<asynch-exceptions>on
>>   ...
>>   ;
>
> Please use the more portable:
>
>   <target-os>windows,<toolset>msvc:<asynch-exceptions>on
>
> :-)

I would love to, if I just would have known about it ;-)

I found some references to (host|target)-os in the Boost.Build mailing list 
archive, but it would be great if you(?) could add the target-os (and 
host-os) definitions and their intended usage to:

http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/doc/html/bbv2/advanced/builtins/features.html

Any other undocumented built-in features out there?

/ Johan