Re: configuration problems

From: williamkempf_at_[hidden]
Date: 2001-03-15 14:36:10

--- In boost_at_y..., "Peter Dimov" <pdimov_at_m...> wrote:
> From: <williamkempf_at_h...>
> 
> 
> > --- In boost_at_y..., "Peter Dimov" <pdimov_at_m...> wrote:
> 
> > > I'm not on Unix, but what exactly is a "good thing"? _Not_ 
> > supplying a
> > > configure script that will auto-generate boost/config.hpp? What 
do 
> > we (the
> > > non-Unix users) gain from this?
> > 
> > Nothing, but you also lose little.  In general boost/config.hpp 
is 
> > going to be hand tailored for your environment through other 
means, 
> > as has to be done for non-Unix platforms.
> 
> Compare the alternatives:
> 
> (1)
> 
> config.hpp hand-tailored for configure-challenged platforms
> config.hpp hand-tailored for configure-able platforms
> 
> (2)
> 
> config.hpp hand-tailored for configure-challenged platforms
> config.hpp automatically generated for configure-able platforms
> 
> Now please explain how is (1) better than (2). :-)

(1) is uniformally identical.  Special instructions for use on 
various platforms is not required.

That said, I suppose if you could accomplish (2) with out impacting 
any environments or the distribution then it may be viable.  This 
doesn't, however, address the original issue ;).

Bill Kempf