[boost] Re: Customer Friendlier Boost Installation

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-26 12:27:13

"Jeff Flinn" <TriumphSprint2000_at_[hidden]> writes:

> "David Abrahams" <dave_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
> news:usm0aujbq.fsf_at_boost-consulting.com...
>>>> [...]
>>>> >   Mhmm. Do I need this? Will it even work without
>>>> >   Python? (I know it will. But not from the guide.)
>>>>
>>>> Well the message you *actually* get is:
>>>>
>>>>    skipping Boost.Python library build due to _missing_ _or_
>>>>    _incorrect_ configuration
>>>   (which I wasn't interested in.) Others don't.
>>>> [...]
>>
>> Yes, I understand all that.  Let me ask again:
>>
>>  So if that is insufficient to make it clear that the build will will
>>  work even without Python, what do we need to do in order to make it
>>  clear?
>
> I've no idea if this is doable. Display a summary with three sections: 
> Successful, Skipped and Failed. Entries under the Failed heading could have 
> a short description of the problem if possible.

If we skip Boost.Python we *do* need to tell people what they need to
set up in order to not get it to be skipped.  Maybe you don't care,
but I do.  I was the one fielding all the "Can't build Boost.Python"
questions before I had that big message.

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Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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