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

From: Roland Schwarz (roland.schwarz_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-03-26 17:40:35

Rene Rivera wrote:
> 
> And to interpret the version values as (version,flavor). Hence the 
> enforced format would be "/toolset/-/version/-/flavor/".
> 
> Basically, we aren't going to get anywhere unless we just decide on 
> something. So the above is my decision :-)

Al though this sounds pragmatic, I am afraid it is wrong.

Currently you can specify /toolset/-/flavor/-/version/ also, which
_is_ correct.

More explicily:

bjam toolset=gcc-3.4.4-cygwin
and
bjam gcc-3.4.4-cygwin
are equivalent.

So far so good.

But:

bjam gcc-cygwin-3.4.4

is equivalent (and works) too!

See my other post about a suggested solution (or a step towards it).

Roland