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

Subject: [Boost-build] BUMPITTY BUMP: [git] genrating forward headers
From: Dave Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-08-16 00:28:37

Badump?

on Sun Aug 11 2013, Dave Abrahams <dave-AT-boostpro.com> wrote:

> on Sun Aug 04 2013, Dave Abrahams <dave-AT-boostpro.com> wrote:
>
>> on Sun Aug 04 2013, Bjørn Roald <bjorn-AT-4roald.org> wrote:
>>
>>> On 08/03/2013 07:35 PM, Dave Abrahams wrote:
>>>>
>>>> on Sat Aug 03 2013, Steven Watanabe <watanabesj-AT-gmail.com> 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.
>>>>
>>>> There are a bunch of these.  There's a .git folder at the root of every
>>>> working copy, but that might not exist in a tarball for example.
>>>>
>>>> There's also .gitattributes at the root of every repository, or
>>>> .gitmodules at the root of the boost super-repository.
>>>>
>>>
>>> It may be better to look for include/boost folders in the libs.  That
>>> way the build system depend on the layout, not presence of particular
>>> scm systems if any.  This way build may work as expected out of
>>> tarballs and zip archives without the svn or git specific files and
>>> folders.
>>
>> Sounds good to me
>
> So is this handled and checked in yet?

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Dave Abrahams