Re: [boost] [beast] Request for Discussion

Subject: Re: [boost] [beast] Request for Discussion
From: Oswin Krause (Oswin.Krause_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-10-02 15:24:10

Hi,

On 2016-10-02 19:01, Edward Diener wrote:
> On 10/1/2016 8:58 PM, Paul Fultz II wrote:
>> 
>>> On Oct 1, 2016, at 7:39 PM, Vinnie Falco <vinnie.falco_at_[hidden]> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> On Sat, Oct 1, 2016 at 8:20 PM, Paul Fultz II <pfultz2_at_[hidden]> 
>>> wrote:
>>>> The library looks nice
>>> 
>>> Thanks!
>>> 
>>>> I tried to run the tests and install it using cmake and it both 
>>>> failed.
>>> 
>>> If you could please be so kind as to create an issue on the Beast
>>> GitHub repository page with the details, I will try to address it
>>> right away:
>>> https://github.com/vinniefalco/Beast/issues
>> 
>> Ok, will do.
>> 
>>> 
>>>> Also, looking at the cmake, it looks like you use coroutines.
>>> 
>>> Beast is header-only, the Jamfile and CMakeLists.txt are only for
>>> building the unit tests and the examples.
>> 
>> Well, cmake should install the library, even its header-only.
> 
> Why should CMake "install" a header-only library ? Boost does not use
> CMake and header-only libraries do not need to be "installed".
> 

to install the header files into the final location of the boost 
libraries