Re: [Boost-build] Suppressing auto-detected address-model from paths

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Suppressing auto-detected address-model from paths
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-04-03 16:31:57

AMDG

On 04/03/2015 01:48 PM, Vladimir Prus wrote:
> 
> So the attached patch implements a stop-gap approach. It adds a new
> composite property
> representing deduced address model as well as 'hidden' attribute for
> features. So, if we have
> 
>     <deduced-address-model>64 <address-model>64
> 
> then the latter is consumed by the former, and the former is hidden from
> the path. If we have
> 
>     <deduced-address-model>64 <address-model>32
> 
> which would only be possible if some target specifically specify 32-bit,
> then we'd hide the former
> property, while the latter will be visible.
> 
> The same approach should work for architecture. Comments? Is it good for
> upcoming release?
> 

I like it.  The only issue I have is that
<deduced-address-model> propagates across
a toolset change, which could result in
strange behavior.  I think it should work
well enough to get this release out, however.

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe