Re: [Boost-build] [python port] build.sh args? (was Re: bjam acceleration

From: Larry Evans (cppljevans_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-10-25 08:43:39

On 10/25/07 07:30, Vladimir Prus wrote:
> Larry Evans wrote:
[snip]
>> so, I'm guessing the --with-python is ignored?  I tried
>> without the --with-python and it ran OK.
> 
> Well, --with-python works for me just fine.
> 

However, if there's no difference between:

   ./build.sh

and:

   ./build.sh --with-python=/usr

why instruct the user to use --with-python=/usr.  That instruction
cause me to look at my system to see where python was located, and
then I wondered why that would be needed.  That caused me to
examine ./build.sh and it wasn't obvious what use there was in
using --with-python.  So, although the documentation is
correct in that it produces the desired bjam executable,
it leads people to needlessly wonder whether /usr is the
correct value (some may have python installed elsewhere).