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Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Documentation toolchain, ease of use
From: wash (admin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-02-06 13:44:13


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This change breaks my configuration. I can find no instructions for migration
in this thread/docs.

Attached is my user-config.jam, and the error message.

The boostbook line that is causing the problems is commented out.

On Fri, 04 Feb 2011 08:50:57 -0800

Steven Watanabe <watanabesj_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> AMDG
>
> For tools that only support a single configuration,
> when default initialization is good enough, it
> would be nice if the configuration files didn't
> need to be adjusted. (Just like a default
> compiler is selected if none is configured).
>
> So, here's what I propose to do:
>
> a) Change all documentation Jamfiles to have
> using quickbook ;
> using boostbook ;
> using doxygen ;
> (or whatever's appropriate)
> b) boostbook should lazily initialize the
> tools it depends on (xsltproc and fop).
> doxygen should lazily initialize boostbook.
> c) Attempting to default initialize any of
> these tools after they've already been
> initialized should be a no-op. (I think
> this is already true, but I need to check
> again.)
> d) Deprecate the *-config modules and move
> their functionality into the main module.
> (This should be mostly done already).
>
> Thoughts?
>
> In Christ,
> Steven Watanabe
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Bryce Lelbach aka wash
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