Re: [boost] Modular Packages on Conan.io

Subject: Re: [boost] Modular Packages on Conan.io
From: Stefan Seefeld (stefan_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-09-22 17:32:01

On 22.09.2017 13:14, Rene Rivera via Boost wrote:
> One of the most requested feature from Boost users is having a "modular"
> distribution. I'm happy to announce that there are now modular packages
> available when using the Conan package manager from the Bincrafters team <
> http://bit.ly/2wM5AdT>[1]. Using the packages requires no prior setup other
> than the Conan tool. Immediately available are all 130 libraries from the
> 1.64.0 release. And in a few days we will follow up with the same for the
> 1.65.1 release. For help using the packages you can bug the Bincrafters
> team <http://bit.ly/2xWEGEX>[3] in the #conan cpplang.slack.com channel <
> http://bit.ly/2hnMB3o>[4].

It's great to see that effort !
How are these packages built, and what format(s) do they use ?
How does this affect downstream package maintainers (debian, Fedora,
etc.) ? Will they be able to use this infrastructure to generate
packages themselves ?

Thanks,
        Stefan

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