Re: [Boost-build] semantics of requirements (Was: single threaded build with msvc-7.1?)

From: Deane Yang (deane_yang_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-11-08 10:40:31

Vladimir Prus wrote:

> 
> 1. Provide a couple of cases where the behaviour you ask for would
> be helpful for you -- I mean exact settings specified on command line
> and in Jamfile.

This would take some time.

> 
> 2. Tell what you expect in this situation:
> 
>    exe a : a.cpp helper : <link>static ;
>    lib helper : helper.cpp : <link>shared ;
> 

If the "small project" setting is turned on:

helper should be built, because there is no contradiction in its 
specification.

a should *not* be built, because there is a contradiction. Ideally, I'd 
like a message saying that the link property for a contradicts the link 
property of helper.