Re: [boost] [website] Proposal for new page - Libraries By Type

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-18 12:34:22

Rene Rivera <grafik.list_at_[hidden]> writes:

> Jeff Garland wrote:
>> On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 13:35:19 -0500, David Abrahams wrote
>> 
>>>> Choose Header only no linking reqd
>>> Useful, though could be handled with an icon.
>>>
>>>> Choose Header only or Autolink
>>> I don't know what that means.
>>>
>>>> Choose those that need building
>>> Useful.
>> 
>> Small glitch with these categories -- 90% of date-time can be used without
>> building the library now.  Large percentage of the users probably don't need
>> the lib.  Same with graph.  Last I knew only the graphviz feature required
>> building a library.  So not sure how you deal with these kind of complications...
>
> Simple. You leave it to the very capable human brains to decide what the 
> seemingly conflicting information is by providing as much detail as 
> possible. For example the graph lib would be described as header-only, 
> needs-building, and autolink. 

Nothing in the graph lib needs building.

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Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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