Re: [boost] [cmake] Minimum viable cmakeification for Boost

Subject: Re: [boost] [cmake] Minimum viable cmakeification for Boost
From: Peter Dimov (lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-06-21 13:07:13

Thomas Heller wrote:

> For reference, I just had a quick glance at the iostreams (which has a 
> dependency on zlib) Jamfile.v2. Two observations from my side:
>   1) It looks very imperative
>   2) The zlib dependency is not handled at the Jamroot but in the 
> component directly.

Yes, which is why your idea that Boost.Build is for declarative people and 
CMake is for imperative people is wrong. :-)