Re: [Boost-build] [python-port] how to port boost.jam?

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] [python-port] how to port boost.jam?
From: Juraj Ivanèiæ (juraj.ivancic_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-11-28 07:16:06

On 24.11.2011. 21:46, Vladimir Prus wrote:
> So, I think it will be sufficient to (i) call ProjectRules.project with appropriate parameters,
> and (ii) do roughly what ProjectRules.add_rule_for_type.xpto does (for definining 'lib' target)
>
> I am somewhat scared about the use of project.initialize in boost.jam -- I don't think anybody
> ever tried to do this in Python, but fundamentally, it should work.

Thanks for the pointers, I got it working. I also found several bugs in 
the existing Python code (as well as a couple in my msvc.py).

It is getting difficult to create patches, as I am working directly on 
trunk sandbox, and my latest changes have become intermittent with the 
previous ones.

It would be helpful to know what your plans with my patches are. Will 
you be able to get to them soon, or should I set up a local VCS to keep 
things neat?