Re: [Boost-build] bjam 4.0.. in C++

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] bjam 4.0.. in C++
From: Stefan Seefeld (seefeld_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-05-22 12:08:01

On 05/22/2010 09:57 AM, Rene Rivera wrote:
>
>   * Have bjam 4 depend on a *released* version of Boost.
>   * Written with Spirit as the base lexer/parser.
>   * Have a variety of syntax improvements and support for UTF8/Unicode.

Out of curiosity: Have you considered separating the core functionality 
(subprocess management, dependency management, etc.) from the frontend 
(i.e., the jamfile parser) ? Wouldn't that solve part of the problem you 
mention ?

Also, I'm still not entirely sure I understand what is meant when 
Volodja suggests a rewrite of boost.build in Python. How would that 
interact with bjam, specifically the parser/lexer ? Wouldn't that 
require exactly the kind of separation between frontend and backend that 
I suggest above ? (I.e., with a Python frontend you wouldn't need a 
parser, since you would just use Python, and the bindings then calling 
directly into the bjam "backend".)

Thanks,
         Stefan

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