Re: [Boost-build] Explanation of word "grist" in documentation

Subject: Re: [Boost-build] Explanation of word "grist" in documentation
From: Edward Diener (eldiener_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-05-25 19:03:30

On 5/25/2016 6:00 PM, Steven Watanabe wrote:
> AMDG
>
> On 05/25/2016 03:36 PM, Edward Diener wrote:
>>
>> I am pretty sure that "grist" means the part of any value surrounded by
>> angle brackets ( '<' and '>' ). Unfortunately the documentation never
>> explains that. I concluded that by looking at a utility.jam rule called
>> 'ungrist' and looking at the comment for that rule.
>>
>
> It is described, albeit in a rather obscure location:
>
> http://www.boost.org/build/doc/html/jam/miscellaneous.html#jam.miscellaneous.fundamentals

I think that either:

1) It should be explained before it occurs.
2) It should link to the explanation in the section you give above.
3) It should be in the index.

or perhaps all three <g>.