Re: [Boost-users] some progress, but still a dead-end

From: Sohail Somani (s.somani_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-08-16 18:12:02

Bruce Reid wrote:
> Sohail Somani <s.somani <at> fincad.com> writes:
>   
>   
>> Instead of asking bjam to build it for you, why don't you use your own 
>> build system? It would be much less headache in this case.
>>  There isn't really much that isn't transferable (besides the conciseness.)
>>
>>     
>
> Hi, and thank you for this suggestion. I have had no prior experience with the
> Boost tools, and until this recent attempt to use the serialization lib, had
> never before heard of bjam, 'build systems', etc. I'm an old-fashioned makefile
> kind of guy; I might have some hope of succeeding with this effort if I were
> dealing with a familiar environment like that.
>
> My management has encouraged and agreed with the decision to abandon my attempt
> to apply a third-party tool to this project. With that, and due to time
> constraints, I have moved on. If I should have occasion to try again in the
> future, and have the luxury of sufficient time to embark on the research needed
> to understand what you mean by a 'Build System', then I'll be more fortunate
> than I am currently.
>   
You're welcome. Though it sounds like a case of NiH to me ;-)

Best of luck.

Sohail