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

Subject: Re: [boost] [EXTERNAL] Request for a "Policy Review" regarding'CMakeLists.txt'
From: Rob Stewart (rstewart_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-05-20 09:32:36

On May 20, 2016 7:13:21 AM EDT, Paul Fultz II <pfultz2_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> Rob Stewart wrote:
>> 
>>> cget could take the subdirectory as an argument and use it after
>untarring, etc.
>
>Yes, cget could add an argument like `--subdir` to invoke a
>subdirectory. Of course, an argument would apply to all packages on the
>command line, so the user would need to install boost libraries
>separate from other dependencies. I don’t know if this is best idea to
>even support it as it could cause confusion with users as well, and the
>need is quite uncommon.

I meant that it can look in the root, in a cmake subdirectory, and in the user-supplied subdirectory for each package.

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Rob

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