Rob Stewart wrote:
From: Vladimir Prus <ghost@cs.msu.su>
Jonathan Turkanis wrote:
Vladimir Prus wrote:
Jonathan Turkanis wrote:
My rational is simple: in "Boost build system," Boost is an adjective (a proper one) and "build system" is a noun modified by the adjective. Capitalizing "Boost" and "build" but not "system" obscures the structure.
I think "Boost.Build" is a name of software product. OTOH, "Boost build system" means "a build system used by Boost", and says nothing specific about that build system at all. So, just pick the semantics you want to convey in each specific case.
This sounds right to me.
But there was a third choice: the Boost Build System. My current impression, from the various comments so far, is that this term doesn't properly name anything: the correct proper name is Boost.Build. Is that right?
Yea, the "brand name" is Boost.Build, as far as I'm concerned.
I'll weigh in, too. Dave's position that "Boost.Build" is to "the Boost Build" system as "Boost.Bind" is to "the Boost Bind library" is compelling.
I still don't see it, but I've stopped worrying about it.
"Boost Build System" is akin to "Boost Bind Library."
That's just stating a conclusion.
I'll grant that we don't have many "systems" in Boost (installation system? documentation system?), but leaving room for the future argues for keeping "system" lower case.
Boost.Build is a "system" only because it's a "build system," and build systems are (apparently) systems.
I suggest using "Boost.Build" and "the Boost Build system."
I'm going to avoid the issue by using "Boost.Build." Jonathan