metacharacters, Boost.Build misbehaved.
* new/path.jam
(all-parents): Don't use regex to strip path prefix, use a more robust
approach.
* test/bad_dirname.py: New test.
[SVN r18576]
Consequently rolled back the workaround in make_rule.py
* Added new indirect rule invocation module for encoding the module to
invoke a rule from as well as the exact name to invoke it by, and
for subsequent invocation.
* Fixed module __test__ rules so they really do execute in a separate
module. Associated tweaks to __test__ in path.jam
[SVN r18427]
* new/path.jam
(make-NT, make-UNIX): Convert empty path into "."
* new/project.jam
(path-relative-to-project-location): New rule.
* new/stage.jam
(stage-target-class.construct): Use the above rule.
* new/symlink.jam
(symlink-targets.construct): Call 'set-path' on created
virtual targets.
(ln): Attempts at better handling creating symlinks in
directories.
* new/virtual-target.jam
(abstract-file-target.actual-name): If explicit path was
given, include it in grist.
* test/symlink.py: New test.
* test/test_all.py
Run new test.
[SVN r16889]
attribute which controls where generated targets are put,
much in the same was as ALL_LOCATE_TARGET.
* new/virtual-target.jam
(virtual-target.path): Respect build dir.
(virtual-target.actualize-location): Don't
compute path, but call call instead.
* new/project.jam
(initialize): Set default value for 'build-dir'.
(project-attributes.set): Handle 'build-dir'.
* new/path.jam
(relative): New rule.
* test/build_dir.py: New test.
[SVN r16589]
* new/path.jam (make-UNIX, make-NT): Call 'path.join' on elements,
so that paths are normilazed.
(join): Allow one element to be passed.
* new/project-root.jam: Use 'path.root' when declaring path constants.
[SVN r16096]
