So.... what are we going to do about modules?

From: John Maddock (jz.maddock_at_[hidden])
Date: 2022-04-05 11:58:26

The title says it all really, but in more detail:

1) Is there any existing best practice we should follow yet?

2) Can we share code content effectively between headers and modules?  
And by modules I mean "proper" ones: we should be able to write "import 
boost.whatever;" rather than importing a header.

3) What directory structure should we all be using for module definition 
files?

4) Do we have Boost.Build support yet?

5) What file extensions should we be using?

6) I presume we would all use the boost.libraryname and 
boost.libraryname.sub_feature naming convention with boost.libraryname 
pulling in the whole library?

7) Does anyone have a handle on the current state of std library 
modularization?

8) Is there demand for this?

And no doubt lots of other things I haven't thought of.

Curiously yours, John.