Re: [Boost-testing] bjam distribution

Subject: Re: [Boost-testing] bjam distribution
From: Barend Gehrels (barend_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-03-27 07:42:39

> I agree, the downloads should be retired and a proper announcement should be
> sent. The reason why it did not happen is that the transition was relatively
> gradual. We first added "boostrap + bjam" procedure, then moved jam source
> into tools/build/v2/engine, then made "bjam" search relative to itself,
> so that it automatically finds the rest of build system, and neither of
> these changes seem important.
>
> The next steps are:
> - Rename "bjam" binary (the old naming will be available for compatibility)
> - Make a first "unified" release
> - Make announcement.
>
> This is gonna happen soonish.

OK, perfect. I like Boost.Build. Thanks for developing and supporting it.

Barend