Re: [boost] boost organization and installation

From: David Abrahams (david.abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-05-02 15:56:27

----- Original Message -----
From: "Noel Yap" <yap_noel_at_[hidden]>

> > Yes, but it's not an easy problem to solve.  AFAIK,
> > Boost is the first
> > project of its type.  It has specific needs and
> > requirements that don't
> > exist for other projects.  As such, though we can
> > and should pay attention
> > to successful processes used by other projects, none
> > of them quite fit what
> > we need.  So, we're limping along a bit here as we
> > try and define a process
> > that will work for us.  We'd gladly welcome help
> > from anyone who wants to
> > volunteer... but before you volunteer I'd suggest
> > learning what our specific
> > needs are by wading through the archives, static to
> > noise ratio problems or
> > not.
>
> I really think such requirements need to be
> documented, especially for this project.

Dan'l Miller made an attempt:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/boost/files/autotools_boost_1_27_0.diff.gz

See the announcement and reactions here:

http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/search?query=proposed+patchset+for+auto
tools&type=Archive_boost&x=0&y=0

-Dave