Steven Watanabe wrote:
AMDG
Again, I don't see the point of changing to a random name.
I've been folllowing this for its entertainment value. But one thing I'm REALLY not getting. Is this new build system going to be: a) same interface/language as the current bjam with a different implemenation b) a new interface/language c) a backwards compatible interface with an enhanced capability. If it's a) it should be bjam.exe if it's b) it should have a new name. if it's c) them maybe it should be called bjamv3. But the if its a) why bother re-writing it. I'm also intrigued by the statement that it's going to be written in python. It seems contrary to the whole boost idea. That we love C++ because it is the most effective way to make fast and powerful programs. Why would we want to use anything else here. If the build system is going to use scripts built in python - then to me it's not bjam so you might as well give it a whole new name. I still have no idea what this new build system is going to look like. But then I still can't figure out how the current one works. Robert Ramey