Opened 11 years ago
Closed 10 years ago
#6027 closed Bugs (fixed)
Boost 1.47.0 doesn't create unversioned links to libraries
| Reported by: | anonymous | Owned by: | |
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| Milestone: | To Be Determined | Component: | Building Boost |
| Version: | Boost 1.47.0 | Severity: | Problem |
| Keywords: | stupid bjam build system | Cc: |
Description
Hi,
Your bjam build system is one of the most stupid ideas I have ever seen. I plead you to reconsider using something standard such as GNU make to build Boost. But if you really want to stick with bjam, at least *LEARN HOW TO USE IT!*
The build scripts on Boost 1.47.0 not only change the places of everything gratuitously (so that my patches no longer apply cleanly) but it breaks previous behavior of creating unversioned symbolic links to libraries on Unix.
To troubleshoot that piece of crap I had to learn that stupid language and figure out what was wrong.
If not even yourselves manage to get it right, it should be a clue that it's garbage and it should be replaced with something else...
In any case, I'm attaching a patch to fix the issue in case others like me are having this same issue.
Attachments (1)
Change History (3)
by , 11 years ago
| Attachment: | boost_1.47.0_stupid-bjam.patch added |
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comment:1 by , 11 years ago
| Component: | None → Building Boost |
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comment:2 by , 10 years ago
| Resolution: | → fixed |
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| Status: | new → closed |
No comment on the language used... Bug fixed on the trunk in revision [78938].