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Subject: Re: [boost] boost modularization questions
From: Jürgen Hunold (jhunold_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-05-13 04:14:32


Hi Eric,

Can you please post Boost.Build changes to the Boost.Build ML for discussion?
I fear this might drown in the noise on the main list.

On Saturday, 11. May 2013 01:39:58 Eric Cornelius wrote:
> Hi all,
> Also, I have some changes to the Jamroot and boostcpp.jam files for
> improving modularization builds, which aggregate all the public headers
> from modules into the standard boost/... layout within the install/include
> directory,

This is a good idead.

> as well as implicitly setting up include paths during the
> initial build process.

Well, I do not like the include path explosion resulting from this. I think
the correct way is to improve Boost.Build to generate correct forward headers
or symlinks. See my patches based on Stevens work on the Boost.Build lists for
a start.

> https://github.com/EricMCornelius/boost/commit/cdc08a1afa4b3df85997d54d9e6a4
> 72a6319dd68

Yours,

Jürgen

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