Re: [boost] [beast] Request for Discussion

Subject: Re: [boost] [beast] Request for Discussion
From: Edward Diener (eldiener_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-10-02 13:01:24

On 10/1/2016 8:58 PM, Paul Fultz II wrote:
>
>> On Oct 1, 2016, at 7:39 PM, Vinnie Falco <vinnie.falco_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 1, 2016 at 8:20 PM, Paul Fultz II <pfultz2_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>> The library looks nice
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>> I tried to run the tests and install it using cmake and it both failed.
>>
>> If you could please be so kind as to create an issue on the Beast
>> GitHub repository page with the details, I will try to address it
>> right away:
>> https://github.com/vinniefalco/Beast/issues
>
> Ok, will do.
>
>>
>>> Also, looking at the cmake, it looks like you use coroutines.
>>
>> Beast is header-only, the Jamfile and CMakeLists.txt are only for
>> building the unit tests and the examples.
>
> Well, cmake should install the library, even its header-only.

Why should CMake "install" a header-only library ? Boost does not use 
CMake and header-only libraries do not need to be "installed".