Re: [boost] Re: boost RPM

From: Joel Young (jdy_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-02-16 17:20:15

--- In boost_at_y..., Jens Maurer <Jens.Maurer_at_g...> wrote:
> Dan Nuffer wrote:
> > I write a file called boost.spec which contains instructions to RPM on
> > how to build and install boost.
> 
> I'd like to add the boost.spec file to the CVS as a first step towards
> a build system, if it's sufficiently generic.

This would be wonderful!  I use RPM to manage 280 open-source packages on
Solaris.

Even if some platforms don't have RPM prebuilt, a clean .spec makes a
very good (executable) specification of the cradle to grave untar/zip
through uninstall process.

Joel