Re: [boost] [cmake] Pull request announcement

Subject: Re: [boost] [cmake] Pull request announcement
From: Peter Dimov (lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-09-18 22:03:28

mike wrote:

> Anyway, this is precisely the reason, why my PRs try to stay clear of 
> anything more advanced than simple target declaration, static builds and 
> dependency information: Too many possibilities and opinions.

I still don't understand your insistence on building static libraries when 
BUILD_SHARED_LIBS is ON. I mean, you have to go out of your way to override 
the default behavior (and the user's wish) to do so. What is your reasoning 
here?