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

Subject: Re: [boost] Request for a "Policy Review" regarding 'CMakeLists.txt'
From: Paul Fultz II (pfultz2_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-05-17 15:41:13

On Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at 1:19:24 PM UTC-5, Peter Dimov wrote:
>
> Paul Fultz II wrote: 
> > Something like this: 
> > 
> > git clone git_at_[hidden]:boostorg/hana.git 
> > mkdir build && cd build 
> > cmake ../hana/ 
> > cmake --build . 
> > cmake --build . --target check 
> > cmake --build . --target install 
> > 
> > This builds, tests, and installs hana. 
>
> I wonder how this workflow would look like if we assume Boost layout, 
> f.ex. 
> from an extracted release tarball. 
>

It should be the same., if boost supports cmake. So, boost should provide a
top-level cmake that calls add_subdirectory for each library that has a
CMakeLists.txt file. However, this can be done later.