Re: [boost] External library interfacing, in Boost

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-11-19 11:50:57

At 01:00 AM 11/19/2003, Matthew Wilson wrote:
 >
 >Ok, so here's the meat of the question: The implementation of recls is a
 >set
 >of cpp files that have nothing to do with Boost. (They rely on the 
STLSoft
 >libs, but that's just an implementation detail.) What I'm wondering is 
how,
 >in general, does Boost interface with things written in "other than 
Boost",
 >or is it a stipulation of all Boost libraries that they are 100% pure
 >Boost?

There are already some Boost libraries that use non-boost libraries, IIRC. 
At time of formal review, questions get asked like "Is the other library 
publicly available with a Boost compatible license?", "Are there clear 
advantages?", etc.

Of course a developer may want to bring up the question for a specific 
library well ahead of any formal review to make sure the response is 
generally positive.

--Beman