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

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] BUMPITTY BUMP: [git] genrating forward headers
From: Bjørn Roald (bjorn_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-08-27 02:58:06

On 08/26/2013 05:43 AM, Dave Abrahams wrote:
>
> Bjørn,
>
> Thank you very much for what appears to be some very energetic and
> determined work on this.

Thanks, but for the record I feel need to mention that Steven and Jùrgen 
has done most of the work on the needed changes.

> Since you have momentum now, I am presuming
> that you will solve any remaining problems and I don't need to worry
> about it.

I will help follow up the remaining minor issues in modular layout 
builds when I can, but I worry that it will needlessly delay progress to 
wait until I have spare time.  The remaining known issues are all minor 
and affect only the new layout.  Getting the changes as-is committed to 
SVN and thus converted to github repositories and new layout will be a 
small but very important step forward for git modularization.

Yesterday I tested the same patch on a fresh SVN trunk work-tree and a 
new modularized boost clone. No problems.

The changes seems not to affect the SVN layout in any way. However I 
have tested on linux only.  I have not tested running the regression 
test scripts.  I have not tested anything in tools except boost-build. 
I have not tested any example code in libraries.  It is not likely, but 
possible that something is broken.

Unless someone is willing to bless the patch and commit it, I suggest we 
should try get on the table what remaining work is needed.  I can not 
commit that as I have no access and I am not sure I would want to do it 
without blessing from Steven or Volodya anyway.  I personally see no 
reasons to wait other than get more test coverage in SVN layout to make 
sure we have not broken anything.  If we need more testing, I will make 
a posting in the developer mailing list to see if others can help making 
that happen faster.

Thoughts?

> However, if you need anything at all, or run into an
> insurmountable obstacle, please email me directly.

sure, thank you.

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Bjørn