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

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] BUMP: [git] genrating forward headers
From: Dave Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-08-11 11:50:42

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

> 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.

I think we don't want that, if we can avoid it.

-- 
Dave Abrahams