Boost C++ Libraries: Ticket #11258: Clean up after building

Steven Watanabe — Fri, 01 May 2015 04:47:17 GMT

Just delete bin.v2. I don't think there's much point to adding another option when there's already an easy solution.

Fri, 01 May 2015 08:13:47 GMT

Thanks, perhaps that could be included in the getting started guide?

If b2 would delete intermediate files as soon as a target is build the build would consume less disk space. ;)

Vladimir Prus — Sat, 02 May 2015 17:25:10 GMT

To be honest, I'm unaware of *any* build system that removes intermediate files.

Different arguments can be made about adding this to getting started guide, though it probably won't be a big deal.

Sun, 03 May 2015 12:59:47 GMT

Replying to vladimir_prus:

To be honest, I'm unaware of *any* build system that removes intermediate files.

Sure, but what's your point? Isn't it a good idea?

Vladimir Prus — Sun, 03 May 2015 18:18:49 GMT

The point is that if a good idea is not implemented anywhere else, maybe the user demand for it is not very high, and it might not be the most important thing to address (e.g. compared to some of the documentation issue you brought up recently).

As for the merits of the idea, I'm not sure. As Steven said, removing entire "bin" directory is easy, and doing this automatically by default will inconvenience people who might want to build repeatedly.

Tue, 05 May 2015 14:01:26 GMT

Demand for smartphones wasn't high before the iPhone was released either...

Obviously it shouldn't be the default and manually deleting the bin dir is fine (for now).