Re: [Boost-build] bjam vs b2

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] bjam vs b2
From: Paul A. Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-10-25 13:21:00

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mateusz Loskot [mailto:mateusz_at_[hidden]]
> Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 6:10 PM
> To: boost-build_at_[hidden]
> Subject: [Boost-build] bjam vs b2
> 
> Hi,
> 
> The BBv2 reference
> (http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_54_0/doc/html/bbv2/reference.html)
> mixes the two names what IMO may easily confuse:
> 
> "bjam's first job upon startup is to load the Jam code that implements the build system."
> 
> "In this case, running b2 anywhere..."
> 
> The bjam vs b2 is not explained anywhere, neither there is "bjam is now b2" step mentioned in the
> history.qbk.
> 
> I noticed one similar 'complain' posted by Paul A. Bristow in 2011
> (http://lists.boost.org/boost-build/2011/07/25216.php)
> 
> "I don't feel I've been told about b2 versus bjam?"
> 
> Shouldn't the documentation be clearer on bjam vs b2?
> The bjam occurrences in the BBv2 docs are still frequent:
> 
> $ cd trunk/tools/build/v2/doc
> $ ack -l -c bjam
> src/extending.xml:3
> src/install.xml:2
> src/reference.xml:1
> src/architecture.xml:8
> src/tasks.xml:1
> history.qbk:23
> 
> Is it OK to fix those by search & replace method?

Fine by me - but "bjam is now b2" is still needed somewhere (for those who knew what bjam was but haven't met b2 yet ;-).

Paul

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