[pkg-boost-commits] r14253 - boost-build/trunk/debian

[smr at alioth.debian.org]

Author: smr
Date: 2008-08-06 05:10:29 +0000 (Wed, 06 Aug 2008)
New Revision: 14253

Modified:
   boost-build/trunk/debian/changelog
   boost-build/trunk/debian/control
Log:
Improve homepage and descriptions.

Modified: boost-build/trunk/debian/changelog
===================================================================
--- boost-build/trunk/debian/changelog	2008-08-06 05:04:02 UTC (rev 14252)
+++ boost-build/trunk/debian/changelog	2008-08-06 05:10:29 UTC (rev 14253)
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@
   * debian/rules: Do not install /etc/user-config.jam.
   * debian/site-config.jam: New.  Install into /etc instead of empty
     example.  Closes: #493323.
+  
+  * debian/control: Update homepage.  Update description.  Closes:
+    #493510.
 
- -- Steve M. Robbins <smr at debian.org>  Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:02:03 -0500
+ -- Steve M. Robbins <smr at debian.org>  Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:08:03 -0500
 
 boost-build (2.0-m12-1) unstable; urgency=low
 

Modified: boost-build/trunk/debian/control
===================================================================
--- boost-build/trunk/debian/control	2008-08-06 05:04:02 UTC (rev 14252)
+++ boost-build/trunk/debian/control	2008-08-06 05:10:29 UTC (rev 14253)
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Source: boost-build
-Homepage: http://www.boost.org/tools/build/v2/
+Homepage: http://www.boost.org/doc/tools/build/index.html
 Section: devel
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Debian Boost Team <pkg-boost-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org>
@@ -10,6 +10,24 @@
 Package: boost-build
 Architecture: all
 Depends: bjam (>> 3.1.9-1)
-Description: Build system
- Boost.Build is a build system with a simple and high-level language.   
- It supports build variants, and several different compilers and tools. 
+Description: Boost.Build is a cross-platform build system for C++ projects.
+ Boost.Build is an easy way to build C++ projects, everywhere. You
+ name you executables and libraries and list their
+ sources. Boost.Build takes care about compiling your sources with
+ right options, creating static and shared libraries, making
+ executables, and other chores -- whether you're using gcc, msvc, or a
+ dozen more supported C++ compilers -- on Windows, OSX, Linux and
+ commercial UNIX systems.
+
+ Some of the most important features:
+
+    * Simple and high level build description. 
+    * Portability. Most important build properties have symbolic names that work everywhere. 
+    * Variant builds. When you build the same project twice with different properties, all produced files 
+      are placed in different directories, so you can build with 2 versions of gcc, or both debug and 
+      release variants in one invocation.
+    * Global dependencies. No matter what directory you build in, Boost.Build will always check all 
+      dependencies in your entire project, preventing inconsistent binaries. 
+    * Usage requirements. A target can specify properties, like include paths and preprocessor defines, 
+      that are necessary to use it. Those properties will be automatically applied whenever 
+      the target is used.