Re: [Boost-build] Issue in glob rule when invoked in <conditional>.

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Issue in glob rule when invoked in <conditional>.
From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-07-24 07:09:03

On 24.07.2012 14:46, Jurko Gospodnetić wrote:
>    Hi.
>
>>>>    indirect_conditional.py updated and is now failing with the trunk.
>>>
>>> FAOD, want me to commit the patch?
>>
>>    I'm playing around with it just now, but don't hold back on my
>> account - seems to work and is easy enough to revert if needed.
>> :-)
>
>    For what it's worth - Boost Build tests pass with msvc & Cygwin/gcc & the Boost library 1.50 release builds fine with the patch.
>
>    Patch seems fine, other than making me realize that I do not completely understand or feel familiar with different global contexts that
> get used in Boost Build, e.g. 'current project' or 'current target'. :-)

Well, to be honest I am not familiar either ;-) project.current is something that used to be set when reading project, so that helper
rules defined in Jamfile declare metatargets in right project when children Jamfile call it.

There was no way to get 'current metatarget' or 'current project' when generating a metatarget. So, my patch in fact introduces such
context -- and I have not considered any longer-term strategy.

Thanks,
Volodya