Re: [Boost-build] Jam rule argument limit

From: Jonathan Biggar (jon_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-26 11:18:07

Jurko Gospodnetić wrote:
>   Hi Jonathan.
> 
>> Is there any particular reason that bjam limits the number of fields 
>> passed to a rule to 9?  I just hit the limit and it makes me unhappy.
> 
>   Not that I know of. But feel free look into it and suggest a patch, or 
> at least add a new ticket at: http://zigzag.cs.msu.su/boost.build
> 
>   I think Rene is planning on packaging a new Boost Jam release 
> sometimes after this Boost library release...

I looked through the Jam source, and it appears that the only reason is 
that the code only detects $(1) through $(9) as field references. 
Extending that shouldn't be too difficult, plus I'll have to change the 
LOL_MAX parameter from 9 as well.

-- 
Jon Biggar
Floorboard Software
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