Re: [Boost-build] Future development

From: Sohail Somani (s.somani_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-10-04 14:38:38

On Thu, 2007-04-10 at 14:02 -0400, Ray Lambert wrote:
> Sohail Somani wrote:

> > What was it you tried to do (with SCons) that exhausted your patience?

> To be honest, I don't recall exactly at this point.  It was over a year 
> ago that I tried it.  I do remember trying to use an alternate directory 
> for object files, which worked but was ugly (for reasons I don't 
> recall), and I also recall seeing a forward trend of more difficulties 
> to follow if I continued with it.  That's when I tried BB again.

Yeah, that is a weak point in terms of out-of-the-box usability. Of
course, there is a way to do what you wanted, but that is another thread
on a different mailing list!

Sohail