Re: comprehensive boost index (was Re: [boost] Boost.Graph missing docs)

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-08-23 13:01:41

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeremy Siek" <jsiek_at_[hidden]>

> Hi Dave,
>
> On Fri, 23 Aug 2002, David Abrahams wrote:
> dave> make_iterator_property_map has no docs.
>
> Sure it does :)
>
> http://www.boost.org/libs/property_map/iterator_property_map.html

Whoops, I was grep-find'ing through the graph docs. Sorry!

> dave> Is there a comprehensive reference to all the Boost.Graph
components
> dave> somewhere? There should be.
>
> Is there an index of functions and classes? Not in the online docs.
>
> There is a table of contents and reference that documents all components.
> However, to find particular functions some digging may be required.
>
> Part of the problem was that you were looking in the wrong library.
> make_iterator_property_map is in the Property Map library, not in the
> Graph library.

I see that now.

> What you really needed was a comprehensive index for all of Boost.
> I'd be willing to help create such an index, but not by myself.
> Do we have volunteers?

Ooh, wow.
That's a great idea, but I think we'd better try to find some automated
tools to help us.

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