Re: [boost] [BPM] Supporting an alternative to meta/libraries.json

Subject: Re: [boost] [BPM] Supporting an alternative to meta/libraries.json
From: Louis Dionne (ldionne.2_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-01-04 14:24:57

Glen Fernandes <glen.fernandes <at> gmail.com> writes:

> 
> Louis wrote:
> > Should it be .boost.json instead of .boost? 
> 
> I'd prefer it as .boost, no need for an extension.
> 
> > I find having such a directory at the root of every library annoying,
> > since  it clutters it.
> 
> Surely every Boost library providing an index.html at the root is equally
> annoying. 

It is annoying, although I don't think it's required. From my understanding,
this is directed by what the links in boost/libs/libraries.htm point to. For
example, when I submitted my pull request adding Hana to the main Boost
repository [1], I added the following entry to libs/libraries.htm:

    <li>......</li>

This way, unless I'm mistaken, the library only needs to provide the 
doc/html/index.html file.

Regards,
Louis

[1]: https://github.com/boostorg/boost/pull/98