Re: [cmake] Problem with dependencies for configure checks

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2021-06-04 14:22:50

Andrey Semashev wrote:
> My stance on this is that Boost.Filesystem must be built on a system with
> kernel headers matching or older than the systems that will run the binary.
> This matches the same requirements for Windows. I don't support configs
> with headers newer than runtime kernel.

I don't think this is a realistic requirement to put on users. Is it possible to
handle the runtime failure and fall back on the no-statx code path?