Re: [boost] Re: Why Jam?

From: Ross Smith (r-smith_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-02-25 12:43:58

Peter Dimov wrote:
> 
> From: "Ross Smith" <r-smith_at_[hidden]>
> > But boost in general is the problem, not any one specific library. The
> > fundamental problem is the lack of an easy way for non-developers to
> > install the whole thing.
> >
> > Approaching this on a piece-by-piece basis is a waste of time because
> > (1) the individual sub-libraries have too many dependencies on each
> > other, and (2) developing the same facilities over and over again for
> > each part, instead of just once for the whole thing, would be silly.
> 
> This must be one of those days. Why is
> 
> make install
> 
> better than
> 
> cp -r boost /usr/include

Sorry, you've completely lost me here. Could you explain what you're
driving at please?

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