Re: [boost] Proposal for moving Boost to CMake

Subject: Re: [boost] Proposal for moving Boost to CMake
From: Peter Dimov (lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-06-19 01:12:06

Glen Fernandes wrote:
> +1. I'm interested in the [typical] Boost header-only library case:
> - The CMakeLists.txt for building its tests
> - The .cmake file for locating the library
> - The consumption of the library in a user's CMakeLists
>
> I have a guess ( based on my fairly basic usage of CMake) that at least #3 
> there should be simple (i.e. would it involve more than adding to 
> include_directories or target_include_directories?).

In principle, neither should be needed, only target_link_libraries( target 
Boost::Whatever ). The usage requirements of Boost::Whatever would add the 
include directory (and its dependencies would transitively add their include 
directories.)