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

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] BUMP: [git] genrating forward headers
From: Dave Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-08-03 14:47:48

on Sat Aug 03 2013, Daniel James <daniel-AT-calamity.org.uk> wrote:

> 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?

"Act like subversion" in what way?

-- 
Dave Abrahams