Re: [boost] To modularize, or not to modularize. What is the plan?

Subject: Re: [boost] To modularize, or not to modularize. What is the plan?
From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2019-05-07 14:49:05

Robert Ramey wrote:

> Get me boost library X and place in directory location Y.

This is at present roughly achievable with the following sequence of 
commands:

  git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/boostorg/boost.git
  cd boost
  git submodule update --init tools/boostdep libs/$X
  python tools/boostdep/depinst/depinst.py -X test $X
  ./bootstrap.sh
  ./b2 --prefix=$Y --with-$X install

But that's an entirely different use case. This is

  Boost Github -> user

as opposed to

  Boost Github -> Boost release -> package manager (apt, conan, vcpkg) -> 
user