Re: [boost] [Git] Documentation for Git and Modular Boost conversion

Subject: Re: [boost] [Git] Documentation for Git and Modular Boost conversion
From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-12-11 06:50:02

On 08.12.2012 20:03, Beman Dawes wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 3:42 PM, Eric Niebler <eric_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> On 12/7/2012 11:44 AM, Oliver Kowalke wrote:
>
>>> Do I have to clone an additional submodule (which is not mentioned in the
>>> docu)?
>>
>> Beman's docs appear to lack instructions for how to clone the
>> super-project and initialize the sub-modules. That would be a nice
>> addition. I don't know the steps and can't find them ATM, but I know
>> it's documented *somewhere*. Beman?
>
> Just added: https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/TryModBoost
>
> The original instructions were buried in a C++Now presentation slide.

Uhm, so why is CMake now a requirement, and what are the plans for lifting said requirement?

I realize that requiring CMake is ingenious plan to further say 'look, we require CMake already',
but that sounds like a dubious approach.

- Volodya