Re: [boost] A retrospect on 'CMakeLists.txt' policy review

Subject: Re: [boost] A retrospect on 'CMakeLists.txt' policy review
From: Gavin Lambert (gavinl_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-06-03 02:30:14

On 3/06/2016 16:48, Robert Ramey wrote:
> On 6/2/16 6:52 PM, Gavin Lambert wrote:
>>   2. Use some other directory as the cmake output directory.
>
> I always put the build outside the whole tree.  I thought everyone
> did and I thought that's was the normal/recommended/customary
> practice when using CMake.

I do as well, which is why I included that in the examples.  But the 
build subdir seems to be popular as well, judging from the other thread 
and Google.

The official CMake docs state no preference.