Re: [Boost-testing] Why both tools_bb and tools_bjam?

Subject: Re: [Boost-testing] Why both tools_bb and tools_bjam?
From: Rene Rivera (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-02-13 23:10:21

On 2/12/2012 11:41 PM, Steve M. Robbins wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Anyone know the reason that "run.py" checks out the bjam sources twice?
> One in "tools_bjam" and one in "tools_bb/engine"?

Probably because it was easier to do repoint where the scripts got bjam 
& bb when the former got moved into the latter. Rather than rewriting 
the script to remove the extra download.

I.e. historical baggage.

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