Re: [boost] intel-linux-tools.jam

2003-01-19 Thread David Abrahams
Toon Knapen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Friday 17 January 2003 11:07, David Abrahams wrote: >> It's not just about circular dependencies. If library A depends on >> library B, when you link them into an executable there's no guarantee >> that they'll appear in the right order. > > > OK but I

Re: [boost] intel-linux-tools.jam

2003-01-19 Thread Toon Knapen
On Friday 17 January 2003 11:07, David Abrahams wrote: > Toon Knapen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > On Friday 17 January 2003 14:59, David Abrahams wrote: > >> No, please restore that feature. The build system offers no > >> guarantees about the order in which specified libraries will be added >

Re: [boost] intel-linux-tools.jam

2003-01-17 Thread David Abrahams
Toon Knapen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Friday 17 January 2003 14:59, David Abrahams wrote: >> No, please restore that feature. The build system offers no >> guarantees about the order in which specified libraries will be added >> to NEEDLIBS, and we'd rather work in all circumstances than s

Re: [boost] intel-linux-tools.jam

2003-01-17 Thread Toon Knapen
On Friday 17 January 2003 14:59, David Abrahams wrote: > No, please restore that feature. The build system offers no > guarantees about the order in which specified libraries will be added > to NEEDLIBS, and we'd rather work in all circumstances than save > whatever miniscule amount of link time i

Re: [boost] intel-linux-tools.jam

2003-01-17 Thread David Abrahams
Toon Knapen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Friday 17 January 2003 13:55, David Abrahams wrote: >> Toon Knapen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> > In intel-linux tools, the link-line first contains -l$(FINDLIBS) and next >> > $(NEEDLIBS). Whould'nt it make more sense to revert the order. NEEDLIBS >>

Re: [boost] intel-linux-tools.jam

2003-01-17 Thread Toon Knapen
On Friday 17 January 2003 13:55, David Abrahams wrote: > Toon Knapen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > In intel-linux tools, the link-line first contains -l$(FINDLIBS) and next > > $(NEEDLIBS). Whould'nt it make more sense to revert the order. NEEDLIBS > > typically contains other libs in the same pr

Re: [boost] intel-linux-tools.jam

2003-01-17 Thread David Abrahams
Toon Knapen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > In intel-linux tools, the link-line first contains -l$(FINDLIBS) and next > $(NEEDLIBS). Whould'nt it make more sense to revert the order. NEEDLIBS > typically contains other libs in the same project (==boost) whereas FINDLIBS > typically contains exter

[boost] intel-linux-tools.jam

2003-01-17 Thread Toon Knapen
In intel-linux tools, the link-line first contains -l$(FINDLIBS) and next $(NEEDLIBS). Whould'nt it make more sense to revert the order. NEEDLIBS typically contains other libs in the same project (==boost) whereas FINDLIBS typically contains external and/or system libs. NEEDLIBS is thus very lik