Re: [boost] [modularization] proposal and poll

Subject: Re: [boost] [modularization] proposal and poll
From: Julian Gonggrijp (j.gonggrijp_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-06-01 08:28:50

Stephen Kelly wrote:

> [...]

> HOWEVER: All of this is off-topic for this thread. I'm listing it only 
> because people are thinking too far down the line and getting stuck. I 
> recommend dropping discussion of tooling and how to record/resolve 
> dependencies. Understand that there are solutions for what will come up down 
> the line and you don't need to worry about them now. 
> 
> I recommend you return to the question of whether Boost wants to modularize 
> or not.

I agree with this point. Thank you for this remark, Stephen.

> 
> If you do want that, then consider whether my recommendations linked in the 
> start of the thread are specific or concrete. There were suggestions in this 
> thread that my recommendations were not concrete or specific or didn't show 
> any benefit. 
> 
> I don't understand or agree with those conclusions, but I think those are 
> the useful and small questions you guys should focus on if you want to make 
> any conclusive progress at all on this issue.