From: Edward Diener (eddielee_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-20 12:08:04
David Abrahams wrote:
> Kevin Wheatley <hxpro_at_[hidden]> writes:
>
>
>>David Abrahams wrote:
>>
>>>On the Boost.Build list we were just discussing the fact that some
>>>people otherwise inclined towards Boost have chosen Scons over
>>>Boost.Build. It would be useful for us to understand some of the
>>>reasons why, if some of you wouldn't mind letting us know. No flames,
>>>please!
>>
>>not a flame, but some test results (Noel Llopis' Blog) shows a few
>>interesting results:
>>
>>http://tinyurl.com/7fdns (www.gamesfromwithin.com)
>>
>>These are updated from previously.
>
>
> Wow, harsh. The numbers aside, I think his commentary is rather
> flame-ish.
The speed of a build should hardly be the entire reason for determining
what build system to use, but it was the total reason for recommending
build systems in the article mentioned above.