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

From: Rene Rivera (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-06-27 11:43:37

Jurko Gospodnetic' wrote:
>> It would affect anyone using msvc.jam. And hence all the VC testers 
>> and more importantly it would affect release supported toolsets. And 
>> as such it needs much more testing than we have time for.
> 
>   Actuallz this part of the code is in the following if-branch:
> 
>             if ! [ os.name ] in NT
>             {
>                 setup-prefix = "cmd.exe /S /C call " ;
>                 setup-suffix = " \">nul\" \"&&\" " ;
>             }
> 
>   So it does not execute in case someone runs bjam from cmd.exe.

OK, I stand corrected :-) I didn't realize that was specially handled. 
I've lost track of the rest of the conversation so if you are going to 
make changes to msvc.jam for the cygwin bash shell case, please pass 
them by me first.

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