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

Subject: Re: [boost] Request for a "Policy Review" regarding 'CMakeLists.txt'
From: Thijs van den Berg (thijs_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-05-17 10:59:37

On 17 May 2016 at 16:55, Vladimir Prus <vladimir.prus_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> On 17/05/2016 17:51, Thijs van den Berg wrote:
>
> Any bjam conventions discussion, validation historical choices etc is a
>> separate discussion. This discussion here is if we should pave the way to
>> facilitate CMake users and do so correctly by sticking to accepted
>> conventions, and add the CMakeLists.txt to the root or not.
>>
>
> No, it's not a separate discussion - that's why Rene has asked for a
> specific
> proposed change to the library requirements, in a form of diff or pull
> request.
> If that was done, this thread would have converged already.
>

I expect that pull request to be nothing more than
"I you want to add support for CMake to your library then place the
CMakeLists.txt file at the root." I don't expect it will mention the word
bjam in any way.