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Subject: Re: [boost] [gil] Ok to merge new gil's extension to release branch?
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-03-31 19:38:19


AMDG

On 03/31/2013 04:18 PM, Christian Henning wrote:
>>> Can we add some zlib compiler symbols or should that be defined in
>>> gil::io's jam file?
>>>
>>
>> It should probably be defined in your jamfile.
>> I assume that the defines are specific to gil::io.
>
> Just to be on the same page. Should the gil::io test jam file initiate
> the compilation of the 3rd party libs? I think this would be
> preferable so that the user can easily configure the correct target
> architecture. Instead of having to first compile all binaries target
> architectures before doing the gil::io tests.
>
> Is that what you are planning to do?
>

/zlib//zlib will either find an existing library
or build zlib from source depending on how it's
configured. It's basically a generic version of
the way Boost.Iostreams handles it.

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe


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