Re: [Boost-users] [bjam] Generated path approaches 255 character OS limit

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [bjam] Generated path approaches 255 character OS limit
From: Mat Marcus (mat-lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-11-06 16:10:54

On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 12:43 PM, Vladimir Prus
<vladimir_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Mat Marcus wrote:
[snip]

Thanks for the explanation.

> Given your point about host-os, hashing probably will solve your problem.
> Want me to hack together an experimental patch?

Sure, I'd be happy to test such a solution, thanks. I've been assuming
that there will be a single encrypted directory name to replace much
of a the current deeply nested path. e.g.
 .../4E56FFEC  .If so, will there also be some way for clients to
"unmangle" such hashes back into (full) feature lists? Also musing
over the possible interactions when trying to construct human readable
install paths using <location> in install rules.

Thanks,
Mat