Re: [boost] [Git] Moving beyond arm waving?

Subject: Re: [boost] [Git] Moving beyond arm waving?
From: John Maddock (boost.regex_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-02-07 04:26:22

>> There is something deeply flawed about the modularization design if it
>> requires a switch to CMake.
>
> Modularization doesn't *require* a switch to CMake at all.  There's no 
> reason
> the modularized boost couldn't be used with Boost.Build, provided someone 
> was
> willing to make the (relatively minor) Jamfile changes that would be 
> necessary.

If we organize like the sandbox, there's no real Boost.Build changes needed 
at all, just a requirement for the user to set a variable to point to a 
complete (integrated) boost tree somewhere (probably the release branch, 
which I'm assuming would be integrated).

HTH, John.