Re: [boost] [graph-parallel] bcp update, was: The boost component dependencies blues

Subject: Re: [boost] [graph-parallel] bcp update, was: The boost component dependencies blues
From: Daniel James (daniel_james_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-12-17 08:07:30

2009/12/17 John Maddock <john_at_[hidden]>:
>
> * On a related note: the parallel graph lib does not appear in the library
> list at http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_41_0.

Apparently, it's a part of graph, not a library in its own right. From
http://lists.boost.org/Archives/boost/2009/08/155277.php

2009/8/21 Jeremiah Willock:
> This code could not be directly within libs/graph/ because there would be
> a circular dependency: graph_parallel depends on mpi, which depends on
> graph. I had planned to put the parallel graph code into
> libs/graph/parallel/ (like the headers are within boost/), but the CMake
> build system for Boost is unable to handle a library that is not at the
> top level of libs/ as far as I know. I do not believe moving the code to
> libs/graph/parallel would be a problem for Boost.Build. I am still open
> to that move (I would actually prefer graph/parallel/) if CMake is not
> considered to be a problem.

I missed this at the time. This is the kind of thing that the release
managers should be told about. Do we need to make that clearer
somewhere?

I think parallel graph really should be in a subdirectory of graph.
Cmake should understand that libraries in subdirectories are separate,
we do it in a few other places. Is it too late to move it now?

And since it's a part of graph, the main graph documentation should
link to it. Probably on the first page of its documentation.

Daniel