Re: [boost] Proposal for moving Boost to CMake

Subject: Re: [boost] Proposal for moving Boost to CMake
From: Stefan Seefeld (stefan_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-06-17 10:50:16

On 17.06.2017 00:11, David Sankel wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 8:33 PM, Stefan Seefeld via Boost
> <boost_at_[hidden] <mailto:boost_at_[hidden]>> wrote:
>
>
>     On 16.06.2017 19:44, David Sankel via Boost wrote:
>     > Howdy all,
>     >
>     > This is a request for comments on a possible path for migrating
>     Boost's
>     > build
>     > system to CMake. I am not speaking for the Boost Program
>     Committee here,
>     > but I
>     > plan on bringing this up with them after getting feedback.
>
>     So instead of substituting a tool, I would like to invite
>     you to consider a few organizational changes.
>     Notably, I would like to see the long-stalled modularization
>     process to
>     be picked up again and be continued (and completed ?).
>
>
> The original modularization effort called for switching to CMake, but
> it was decided that switching to git would be a good first step. I do
> think that my proposal is in support of that effort. I'd comment more
> on your proposal for something else, but that seems out of scope for
> this thread.

Can you explain how the two are related ? I understand that the current
Boost.Build logic is deficient in its support for modular builds (i.e.,
the ability for individual projects to be built stand-alone). Making
this use-case a top priority (without imposing anything in terms of how
it is implemented) would be useful. But telling everybody what to do
wouldn't.

    Stefan

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