Re: [boost] bcp: towards a library dependency list

From: Jim Douglas (jim_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-10 13:44:43

John Maddock wrote:
> I've just committed some changes to bcp that give it a shortened list 
> option:
> 
> bcp --list-short
> 
> truncates the list so you just see directory names where appropriate

Amazing... :-)

> Now, here's the question: what did the folks who were asking for this 
> functionality actually want to use the information for?

We need to generate a dependency graph or some "uses" and "used by" 
lists for each of the libraries. This information has many uses, e.g. 
the assessment of likely collateral damage if a library is modified and 
fails to function.

Jim