Re: [Boost-build] gcc: options specific to C compilation

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] gcc: options specific to C compilation
From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-11-09 02:01:51

On Sunday 09 November 2008 01:39:40 Jeroen van der Wulp wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
> 
> I would like to add -std=c99 as a requirement to the project with C as 
> well as C++ code. So I added it using the <cflag> feature, which breaks 
> compilation of C++ code.
> 
> I have noticed that in the manual it says that cflags contains options 
> for both C and C++ compilation.  I have also noticed that a feature 
> called <compileflags> is being used in the msvc.jam. It seems to be a 
> set of options that is common to C and C++ compilation. This feature is 
> currently not usable for the gcc toolset which to me is rather confusing.

It does not really work for msvc, either.

Anybody will object if I make 'cflags' apply for C compilations only, on
all toolsets, and make 'compileflags' apply for both C and C++ compilations?

- Volodya