Re: [Boost-build] HP-UX Guru advice needed

From: Jim Gallagher (jim_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-08-26 15:59:13

>Jim,
>
>> I think that os.platform is a bjam build time value, not a runtime
>> value.
>
>This is correct.
>
>> HP-UX PA-RISC binaries run on HP-UX Itanium; I was hoping not
>> maintain two builds of bjam.
>
>Does that mean that you run bjam built on PA-RISC on HP-UX/ia64?
>
>Thanks,
>  Boris
>

Boris,

That is my plan. I don't have access to an ia64 build machine yet, but
PA-RISC binaries do run on HP-UX/ia64. At some point, all of our PA
machines will be gone and I will need a new bjam. At that point I
would just build a ia64 native bjam.

Regards,
Jim