Re: [Boost-users] problem with boost compilation

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] problem with boost compilation
From: Nat Linden (nat_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-06-01 08:06:30

On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 7:35 AM, Martin Elzen <martinelzen_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Ohad Barta <sohadb1357_at_[hidden]>
> wrote:

> > what is the corresponding cmd compilation command? I tried to specify all
> > the corresponding flags but for some reason it doesn't work,(for example-
> > despite using the flag --address-model=64, the folder "address-model-64"
> > wasn't constructed in my folders hierarchy tree, so I guess that this flag
> > was ignored)

> There may be other errors, but what jumps out at me right now is that the "address-model=" part does NOT require two minus-signs in front of it...

What would be the drawback to supporting all such switches in both
syntaxes? (address-model= or --address-model=)

I don't directly use Boost.Build myself, but this point seems
needlessly confusing -- as evidenced by the steady flow of
mailing-list questions from new users stumbling over this (trivial?)
syntax issue.