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 14:58:55

On Sat, 3 Aug 2013, at 08:47 PM, Dave Abrahams wrote:
> 
> 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?

Have all of it's headers under the 'boost' directory and not in the
individual libraries' directories, so that soft links aren't required.