Re: [Boost-build] test-suite / run problem with paths containing spaces

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] test-suite / run problem with paths containing spaces
From: Martin Dyring-Andersen (mda_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-06-24 12:04:33

> -----Original Message-----

[using CRC64 for build output folders]
> > So maybe it is not such a bad idea after all.
> 
> Well, another problem is that using Boost library is too heavy a dependency :-)

Good point.. ;-)

> > As for a free md5 implementation, IANAL, but this puppy seems to fit
> licensing wise:
> > http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=42360

> 
> Looks good -- I did not run into this implementation before. Since we're gonna
> need MD5 in Boost.Jam anyway, I've integrated this code. If you grab Boost.Jam
> from SVN, and also apply the attached Boost.Build patch, all the target paths
> will start using MD5 hashes. I did not commit Boost.Build part, because it
> needs some work -- in particular a way to explicitly request MD5 paths from
> command line, and some mechanism to report which properties a given MD5 path
> correspond to -- but the patch I've posted should be enough for
> experimentation.

Just did a quick test on Windows, it works like a charm! Thanks.

-- 
Best regards,
Martin Dyring-Andersen