"Steven" == Steven Watanabe <watanabesj@gmail.com> writes:
Steven> AMDG Steven> Maurizio Vitale wrote: >> what about fiat (as in 'lux fiat', latin for (in the beginning) >> light was made"). Interestingly, in latin is also an imperative, >> so you can say "fiat lux" as in "make light". >> Steven> Actually, fiat is present subjunctive. "light was made" would be Steven> lux factus est. for that matter it would be 'lux facta est'. and fiat is very imperative although the same is also the third person present subjunctive. But I agree it is not a past participle and for this mistake I've already imposed upon me the appropriate penance. >> seem short and probably not taken for build systems. >> Steven> Again, I don't see the point of changing to a random name. I thought the OP asked exactly for a new name and I suggested one. I don't see any particular problem in BLOB being the command you run for building stuff in the Boost.Build infrastructure, for any value of BLOB. I don't personally use bjam when using boost and really i couldn't care less how it is named or renamed.