Re: [Boost-build] building boost in cygwin using msvc

From: Mat Marcus (mat-lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-06-26 20:14:18

On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 4:17 PM, Rene Rivera <grafikrobot_at_[hidden]> wrote:
[snip]

> the msvc.jam
> commands where never intended, and never will be intended, to work in any
> shell other than the CMD.EXE shell.

I am surprised at the "never will be intended" part. We rely on using
bjam with msvc compilers from the cygwin bash shell for years. Thread
changes broke this in 1.35, but we are using the workarounds mentioned
above to get things working again. Have I misunderstood your claim
above? If not then, perhaps it is time for me to begin a search for a
replacement build system.