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List:       boost-build
Subject:    Re: [Boost-build] Error message could stand improvement:-)
From:       Vladimir Prus <ghost () cs ! msu ! su>
Date:       2014-08-18 15:45:30
Message-ID: 53F21F9A.2070501 () cs ! msu ! su
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On 08/16/2014 03:07 PM, Beman Dawes wrote:
> I messed up a change yesterday to status/Jamfile.v2. It has since been fixed. \
> "libs/endian" should have been "libs/endian/test". 
> The error message was:
> 
> error: Unable to find file or target named
> error:       '../libs/endian/'
> error: referred to from project at
> error:       '.'
> 
> That last line would have been much more helpful if it had shown the path to the \
> directory, or better yet the path to Jamfile.v2 file.

It's possible to do so - i.e. use absolute path, as opposed to relative. Won't it \
make errors somewhat long in some cases though?

> Should I open a ticket for this?

Probably not, I can fix this quickly when we agree on details.

Thanks,
Volodya
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