Hello, "build" is not good as it some kind of "namespace pollution", and is very problematic for systems with single "bin" path - as most Unix like OSs. So you need something unique starting with boost prefix as namespace. For example all mysql utilities start with mysql prefix thus I think boost build should be something like boost_build or boostbld, not really matter, the point is clear. Artyom ----- Original Message ----
From: Vladimir Prus <ghost@cs.msu.su> To: boost@lists.boost.org Sent: Tue, July 20, 2010 11:45:07 AM Subject: [boost] New name of bjam.exe
Boosters,
I am sure that most of you got accustomed to typing "bjam" in console whenever you want to build things. This name is old, and derives from a tool named "jam", which is even older (around for maybe 20 years). However, this name is probably no longer good.
First, having a single project be identified by both "Boost.Build" and "bjam" names
proves inconveninent from "marketing" and conveninence standpoints, to the point where many users try to read documentation for Boost.Jam, don't find anything there, and become upset.
Second, users get the idea that Boost.Build is somehow related to "Classic Jam", which is not true.
For those reasons, Rene and I have decided that "bjam.exe" should go. We're thinking about naming the executable simply "build.exe", since no other build tool bothered to take it.
Does anybody have comments, or better suggestions?
Thanks, Volodya _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost