Re: [Boost-build] cygwin - mingw confusion

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] cygwin - mingw confusion
From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-12-28 08:54:45

Vladimir Prus <ghost <at> cs.msu.su> writes:

> > Is this a bug or a feature:-? 
> 
> It's a bug, but it's a bug that's being worked on at present, and I have
> half a patch.
> Please allow a bit more time for it to be solved.

No problem.

Would it be worthwhile to have a separate "mingw" toolset? Or even both "cygwin"
and "mingw" toolsets?

I just spent a half an hour reading docs and googling, and still don't have a
clue as to how to tell bjam that I want a mingw rather than a cygwin build.

Thanks,

--Beman