Re: [Boost-build] BUMP: [git] genrating forward headers

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] BUMP: [git] genrating forward headers
From: Daniel James (daniel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-08-03 13:44:34

On Sat, 3 Aug 2013, at 07:30 PM, Steven Watanabe wrote:
> AMDG
> 
> On 08/01/2013 08:58 PM, Dave Abrahams wrote:
> > 
> >>
> >> I've applied the Boost.Build changes.  I don't
> >> want to apply the changes to Boost proper in
> >> svn, since it'll break without the git layout.
> > 
> > Isn't it possible to conditionalize the changes somehow, so that
> > everything works with both layouts?  If all the changes to Boost are in
> > Jamfiles, this shouldn't be a serious problem.
> > 
> 
> It should be possible if there's a file which
> is guaranteed to exist in git and guaranteed
> not to exist in svn.

Will we also want the monolithic release to act like subversion?