Re: [boost] boost_check_library.py: correct handling of header-only libs?

Subject: Re: [boost] boost_check_library.py: correct handling of header-only libs?
From: Rene Rivera (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-08-10 00:58:23

On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 7:34 PM, Vinnie Falco via Boost <
boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> This script fails for me:
> <https://github.com/boostorg/boost/blob/master/status/
> boost_check_library.py#L30>
>
> Because there is no libs/beast/build. But Beast is header-only and has
> no src/ directory, is this correct?
>
> Apologies for posting to the list, but there is no Issues tab on the
> boostorg/boost repo.
>

Since I wrote those checks.. The reason it's failing is that it sees that
you have a 'build' directory but no 'Jamfile'. You could move those files
to another directory. The usual place we put those are in a 'tools' <
http://www.boost.org/development/requirements.html#Organization>.

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