Re: [boost] boost::freetype - extension for boost::gil

From: Lubomir Bourdev (lbourdev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-04-24 00:29:25

Christian Henning wrote:
> As far as I understand extensions to gil will be stand-alone. Which I
> think it's a good thing. Of course, there will be an extension
> dictionary and for some a addition to boost might be imaginable. 

Correct. See: http://opensource.adobe.com/gil/contribute.html

In short, if you want to write a GIL extension please choose a hosting
site for it (SourceForge, Google code). You are responsible for updating
your extension to the latest version of GIL, documenting it, extending
it, maintaining it, etc. If you want to add it to Boost, you will have
to go through the standard Boost review process. 

We will be happy to put pointers to all GIL extensions off GIL's web
site so that there is a single place to go if you want to find a GIL
extension.

> But gil as itself will come without any extension. 
> Also, the gil review
> was only for the core lib and not for the io extension.
> 

The review covered the core and the two extensions that are distributed
with it - I/O and dynamic_image. It did not cover the numeric extension.

Lubomir