
26 Apr
2007
26 Apr
'07
7:37 p.m.
Thomas Witt wrote:
In article <4630E0FB.4090905@crystalclearsoftware.com> Jeff Garland <jeff@crystalclearsoftware.com> wrote:
I think searching paths outside the boost tree for a user-config.jam without explicit user input and, in particular, choosing it ahead of one in that is in the local boost tree is a bug -- it violates the principle of least surprise.
FWIW it's not that clear cut to me. You really want to be able to configure boost build in some central place without having to look for stuff that might interfere.
I think Jeff wants these priorities: 1. local (to the project) configuration files 2. user configuration 3. system configuration Regards, m