Re: [boost] Switch to CMake -- Analysis

Subject: Re: [boost] Switch to CMake -- Analysis
From: Jürgen Hunold (jhunold_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-07-21 19:42:58

Hi Alain,

Am Freitag, 21. Juli 2017, 21:30:28 CEST schrieb Alain Miniussi via Boost:
> On 21/07/2017 19:24, Andrey Semashev via Boost wrote:
> > Actually, as a user I do care and not in favor of CMake because there
> > is always a possibility that Boost requires a newer CMake version that
> > is not available on my platform.
> 
> We could embed the required CMake distribution in boost, compile it, and
> use it to build boost ?

If Kitware changes CMake's license to the BGL, then yes.

And repeat: CMake does not compile. It is a Meta-Build-System generating files 
for the real deal. 

Yours,

Jürgen

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