Re: [boost] New Boost RPM spec file

From: Stefan Seefeld (seefeld_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-05-17 16:20:44

David Abrahams wrote:
> Allen Bierbaum <allenb_at_[hidden]> writes:
> 
>> David Abrahams wrote:
>>
>>> Allen Bierbaum <allenb_at_[hidden]> writes:

>> So I guess the question would be, is there interest from the boost 
>> admins in accepting an rpm spec file (based on Patrick and Neal's work) 
>> and making it the recommended way for packagers to build boost.  Or said 
>> another way, is there interest in putting the boost seal of approval on 
>> packaging and installation methods?  
> 
> I am interested.
> 
>> If there is interest, what are the next steps for getting an rpm
>> spec file accepted?
> 
> Post it along with an explanation of what it does and rationale for
> your choices, I guess.

Another, but related, question would be whether that could be abstracted
a little along these lines:

* how much of the info can be extracted from the build system automatically ?
* what (meta)data needs to be added by developers manually ?
* can the same process be repeated for other packagers, such as deb or msi ?

If that's possible, may be packaging could be a new boost.build feature ?
I guess these questions are more relevant to the boost.build ML, so I'm Cc'ing them
there.

Regards,
                Stefan