Re: [Boost-build] cflags documentation issue?

From: Ilya Sokolov (fal_delivery_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-08-22 13:44:56

Jurko Gospodnetiæ wrote:
>   Hi Ilya.
> 
>> It should be possible now to use toolset.add-requirements rule instead 
>> of passing parameters to the toolset.using.
> 
>   Cool. Had not thought of that. :-)
> 
> 
>> I believe we should add the compileflags feature and deprecate all 
>> *flags parameters.
> 
>   Yup, seems reasonable.
> 
>   The only breaking change here would then be that the cflags property 
> would need to stop applying to actions automating C++ compilers.

Yes.

>   Well when we do go and mess with this I'd also suggest adding new 
> feature names c-flags, cxx-flags & c-cxx-flags

Or c++-flags & c-c++-flags? :-)

> (together with related 
> link-flags & f-flags), leaving the old ones as deprecated alternatives 
> for while though of course.
> 
>   Best regards,
>     Jurko Gospodnetiæ
> 
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