Re: [boost] [gil] Ok to merge new gil's extension to release branch?

Subject: Re: [boost] [gil] Ok to merge new gil's extension to release branch?
From: Christian Henning (chhenning_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-03-31 19:38:40

>> 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.
>
Great! Thanks for the quick answer.

Christian