Re: [boost] Re: boost organization and installation

From: Noel Yap (yap_noel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-05-02 12:20:33

--- "David B. Held" <dheld_at_[hidden]>
wrote:
> "David Abrahams" <david.abrahams_at_[hidden]> wrote in
> message
>
news:14a101c1f1e8$1939ce50$6401a8c0_at_boostconsulting.com...
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Noel Yap" <yap_noel_at_[hidden]>
> >
> > > > > In any case, all of boost is now dependent
> on
> > > > > Python since at least one part of it depends
> on Python.
> > > >
> > > > That's just false.
> > >
> > > Why do you say that?
> >
> > Because lots of people successfully use parts of
> boost without
> > using other parts.
> 
> I use boost::smart_ptr, boost::function, and
> boost::bind pretty
> regularly, and I've never run a Python script in my
> life, let alone
> "built" Boost.
> 
> > > If Boost depends on Boost.Python, and
> Boost.Python depends
> > > on Python, then Boost depends on Python (ie
> dependency is
> > > transitive).  Would you agree that dependency is
> transitive?
> >
> > Yes, dependency is transitive, but your premise is
> false: Boost
> > does not depend on Python.
> > [...]
> 
> Yup.  I don't know if Dave can say that any more
> clearly than
> that.

Perhaps I should step back some.  Due to configuration
management and quality assurance reasons, I want to be
able to build (if necessary) and install _easily_ (eg
by running not more than three scripts) pieces of
Boost.  This would include the header files, libraries
(if any), and any documentation for that component and
that component alone.  How can I do this?

Noel

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