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Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Boost.bjam
From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-08-11 14:45:29


On Tuesday 11 August 2009 Anant Rao wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perforce_Jam
>
> I see this line
>
> "... Jambase is notorious among Jam users for its bugs and the infrequency with which
> fixes are integrated into the distribution, though few bugs are critical...."
>
> Does this affect boost.bjam?

Anant,

Jambase and bugs in it do not affect boost.jam or boost.build. boost.jam is not
supposed to be used in any other way than a engine for Boost.Build, and Boost.Build
does not use anything from Jambase at all.

- Volodya


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