Re: [Boost-build] Use of alias to not build a toolset is not working

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Use of alias to not build a toolset is not working
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-10-29 23:40:56

AMDG

On 10/29/2012 07:50 PM, Edward Diener wrote:
> On 10/28/2012 11:34 PM, Steven Watanabe wrote:
>> 
>> Try <toolset>gcc <toolset-gcc:version>3.4.5.
>> (I believe that <toolset>gcc-3.4.5 is not
>> expanded correctly in the context of target
>> alternative selection)
> 
> Your syntax worked. Is it a bug that <toolset>gcc-3.4.5 does not work
> for target alterantive selection, while it works in other contexts ?
> 

Yes, I consider it a bug.  It is, however, a bit
tricky to handle correctly, since we have to avoid
causing an error when there is no gcc-3.4.5 toolset.

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe