Re: [Boost-build] Documentation toolchain, ease of use

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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