Re: [boost] Request for a "Policy Review" regarding 'CMakeLists.txt'

Subject: Re: [boost] Request for a "Policy Review" regarding 'CMakeLists.txt'
From: Vladimir Prus (vladimir.prus_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-05-17 09:29:38

On 17/05/2016 16:16, Thijs van den Berg wrote:

>> It is still a problem when somebody looks at sources of a particular
>> library,
>> say on GitHub.
>>
>
> Forcing CMakeLists.txt at a different place would make Boost the odd one
> out if you look at CMake conventions. It's not what you would expect as a
> CMake user, it's an unattractive restriction, and it's not a restriction
> that's based on trying to solves something that's wouldn't work without
> that restriction (e.g. a technical limitation)

Everything above applies to Jamfiles.

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Vladimir Prus
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