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 17:14:14

paul wrote:
> > How are version conflicts resolved? If library A says find_package(Boost
> > 1.62.0) and later library B says find_package(Boost 1.64.0), can I
> > find_package(Boost 1.64.0) at root level first to keep them happy?
>
> Yes, although, the root doesn't need to say `find_package` at all since
> its getting boost with `add_subdirectory`, right?

No, my question here is about a zlib-like dependency, but since nobody
specifies a version for it, I used Boost as a placeholder of a versioned
preinstalled dependency.