Re: [boost] Boost CMake support - Request for Comment

Subject: Re: [boost] Boost CMake support - Request for Comment
From: Roger Leigh (rleigh_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-10-10 20:25:30

On 10/10/2018 16:02, Robert Ramey via Boost wrote:
> On 10/10/18 1:24 AM, Roger Leigh via Boost wrote:
> 
>> I think it's primarily useful for packaging standalone applications 
>> where there are no complex library dependencies.  Certainly for 
>> Windows and MacOS X it makes sense.  For packaging a set of libraries 
>> like Boost, I don't think it's as useful; 
> 
>> we already have good Boost packaging anyway, so I'd suggest ignoring 
>> it at least for now.
> 
> Hmmm - what is "Boost packaging" refering to?

I was referring to the existing packaging for the various Linux 
distributions, BSD ports, MacOS MacPorts/homebrew, vcpkg etc.  I simply 
meant that the problem is already taken care of by others for the most 
part, and that CPack doesn't bring much (if any) added value on top of that.

Regards,
Roger