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

Subject: Re: [boost] [EXTERNAL] Request for a "Policy Review" regarding 'CMakeLists.txt'
From: Paul Fultz II (pfultz2_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-05-19 18:46:19

On Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 5:21:21 PM UTC-5, Raffi Enficiaud wrote:
>
> Le 20/05/16 à 00:01, Paul Fultz II a écrit :
> >
> >
> > On Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 3:43:01 PM UTC-5, Raffi Enficiaud wrote:
> >>
> >> Le 19/05/16 à 19:57, Paul Fultz II a écrit :
> [snip]
> >>>
> >>> We are saying its inconvenient and we want it changed.
> >>
> >> But... are you asking for a change, or are you trying to enforcing it?
> >>
> >
> > We are asking for a change to allow CMakeLists.txt at the top-level
> > directory
> > of the individual library repo at the library author's discretion. We are
> > not
> > trying to force library authors to put a cmake there, that is up to the
> > library author.
>
> Let me rephrase: are you trying to enforce the possibility for having 
> the CMakeLists.txt at the top-level directory of individual libraries?
>

I don't quite understand what you are asking. How do we enforce a 
possibility?
 

> Or are you asking if it would be possible, and accept any other 
> conclusion than the one you want?
>

I think not being able to have a cmake at the top-level is unacceptable.
 

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