Re: [boost] Re: Reference documentation: one approach

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-11-01 21:33:32

"Jeff Garland" <jeff_at_[hidden]> writes:

> > You certainly might. However, Boost.Python actually uses a fairly wide
> > spectrum of other Boost libraries including Type Traits, Function,
> > Bind, Graph, Smart Pointers, and MPL. So it's likely to stress test a
> > fairly broad range of our code idioms.
> 
> Yes, but if you restrict the processed sources only to the Boost.Python
> library you won't really see what it can do with the other libraries.  
> I've run all of Boost thru Doxygen several times (it was even posted 
> for awhile).  I think it reduced the learning curve on things -- if 
> for no other reason than all classes, etc in the all of the boost 
> libraries end up on a single summary page.  

If you're suggesting that it would be extremely useful to have all of
Boost.Synopsized, I agree.

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                    David Abrahams
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