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Subject: Re: [Boost-build] "$" character in bjam string
From: Jurko Gospodnetić (jurko.gospodnetic_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-06-19 03:52:50


   Hi.

> Hi Jurko,
>
> Thank you for your reply. I knew we could apply such tricks with hiding "$"
> inside variable, but wondered if there was more elegant way of "$" escaping,
> like $$ in make.
> It's a pity that bjam does not support that.

   Feel free to provide a patch. If it's an itch, by all means - scratch
it... :-)

   Don't know which is 'correct' though - supporting $$ or \$... but I
guess that's just bike-shedding.

   Best regards,
     Jurko Gospodnetić


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