Re: [Boost-testing] RC 1.34 build broken since at least 20070315-072956 UTC

From: Martin Wille (mw8329_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-03-16 20:04:34

David Abrahams wrote:
> on Fri Mar 16 2007, Martin Wille <mw8329-AT-yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> 
>>> which could explain why things weren't working as expected.  It seems
>>> to be passing
>>>
>>>       "--toolset=gcc-1 gcc-2"
>>>
>>> while my code expects comma-separated toolsets.
>> It seems I'm not the only one who has problems remembering how to  pass 
>> options correctly to bjam. If that already happens to knowledgeable 
>> people then the odds to get it right are pretty bad for the casual user.
> 
> I don't know what your purpose is in saying that; I described the
> syntax clearly when I announced the new toolset=... feature.

No specific purpose other then expressing my feelings when I'm try to 
figure out how to invoke bjam.

Boost.Build has its history of complex commandlines. It's probably 
better now than I'm expecting it to be.

Regards,
m
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