Re: [Boost-build] [Boost-commit] svn:boost r39132 - trunk/tools/build/v2/tools

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-09-14 13:02:48

On Friday 14 September 2007 20:34:21 Boris Gubenko wrote:
> Vladimir Prus wrote:
> >> > Can you please clarify?
> >>
> >> Boris,
> >> I still haven't heard anything back from you. Are you planning to
> >> follow up
> >> soon, or should I use my judgement and revert this commit?
> >
> > I would say a week is enough time to comment. I have reverted this
> > addition.
> 
> I have not seen any of these mails, not sure why. I general, I have
> a problem with boost-build list. For one, it does not let me post
> directly. 

What do you mean? You might have to need to subscribe first.

> Now I think I'm not getting all the messages either. 
> Fortunately, you've cc-ed me on your mail.

You've CC-ed you on all mails, not just this one.

> The reason for acc_pa_risc.jam' existence is that people running
> regression tests on PA-RISC tried to implement Rene's suggestion in:
> 
>    http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.testing/4471/
> 
> and, for some reason, it did not work. I have not looked at it, but
> I'm not bjam expert, so, I'm not sure if I could be of any help.

And surely, bjam experts cannot help unless they aware that "it did not work".

> Until they/we figure out how to use custom toolset based on acc.jam,
> they'll be using their private copy of acc_pa_risc.jam, which was
> the case before I added it to SVN.

Can you try the attached acc.jam? With it, you should be able to add

        using acc : pa_risc ;

in user-config.jam and use:

        acc-pa_risc

as toolset name.

- Volodya