Re: [Boost-testing] Toolset Autoconfiguration [was: Martin Wille x86_64 V2 - python]

From: Roland Schwarz (roland.schwarz_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-03-26 12:03:46

David Abrahams wrote:
> No, that's a different but related problem.  Martin's complaint, IIUC,
> is that if you misspell a toolset version name on the command-line,
> you can end up autoconfiguring a different toolset than the one you
> intended to use, which is configured in your xxx-config.jam.

I see. Thank you.

> 
>> But this of course is not a python problem (I am just mentioning
>> this because we are in a python thread)
> 
> Yes.  And as nobody seems to be telling me in general how to parse
> toolset descriptions like xxx-vvv-sss-ttt, or what the intended
> semantics are, it probably won't be fixed, at least not by me.

Umm, now I am lost :-(

Isn't this code authored by you, that splits off these descriptions.
I guess this happens inside build-request.jam, not?

Roland