Re: [boost] [locale] Review: Build

Subject: Re: [boost] [locale] Review: Build
From: Gevorg Voskanyan (v_gevorg_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-04-16 16:19:58

Artyom wrote:
> Gevorg Voskanyan wrote:
> > Why? It would take only about 5 lines of code  to support  that.
> 
> What do you mean? To start native ICU  build?

To check if an /icu project is known to Boost.Build, and if so, use it.

> If  somebody like Vladimir Prus does it it may be doable
> but not with current  state of BB documentation.

Even though my Boost.Build skills are certainly very far to match Vladimir's, I 
still managed to create BBv2 build scripts for more than a dozen 3rd party open 
source libraries. And yes, that with the current state of BB documentation. ICU 
is just the next one on my list.

> If someone ports it would be very good.

We are on the same page on that.

> In any case there are  rumors in ICU mailing lists on 
> the fact that it may move to CMake which  would make it
> much easier to integrate it with probably the
> next version  of Boost's build system.

Will not make a difference for me as my projects use BB anyway.

> Best,
>    Artyom

Regards,
Gevorg