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

Subject: Re: [boost] [Git] Documentation for Git and Modular Boost conversion
From: Mateusz Loskot (mateusz_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-12-11 07:13:20

On 11 December 2012 11:50, Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> 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.

Good point, what happened to my question with Beman's answer here:

https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/ModCvtFAQ

Best regards,
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Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net