Re: [boost] About the directory structure

From: Jeremy Siek (jsiek_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-11-07 17:06:04

This sounds good.

I suggest that we change the name of the "libs" directory to
"libraries" since that is less confusing for unix types that
expect to find .a's and .so's under "libs".

Cheers,

Jeremy

On Mon, 6 Nov 2000, Beman Dawes wrote:
> 
> I guess we need a policy something like this (to allow for both simple and 
> complex libraries):
> 
> * All libraries have at their highest level a primary directory named for 
> the particular library.  The primary directory may have sub-directories.
> 
> * For very simple libraries implemented entirely within the library header, 
> all files go in the primary directory (except headers, which go in the 
> boost header directory).
> 
> * Libraries which are not implemented entirely within the header should 
> have a sub-directory named "src" which contains the files which must be 
> compiled to build the library.
> 
> * Libraries with more than one or two documentation files should have a 
> "docs" sub-directory containing those files.
> 
> * Libraries with more that one or two test programs should have a "tests" 
> sub-directory containing those files.
> 
> * Libraries with more that one or two example programs should have a 
> "examples" sub-directory containing those files.
> 
> * Libraries with more than one or two of any other kind of file should 
> place those files in an appropriately named sub-directory.
> 
> Comments?
> 
> --Beman
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

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