Re: A proposal for a modern build-system

From: Daniele Lupo (jepessen_at_[hidden])
Date: 2024-03-22 14:37:56

Hi.

Sorry but I'm against it. We already have the actual build sistem that's 
ok. If some feature is missing, like support for modules, we can update 
it if needed. Besides, boost is already build with cmake in package 
managers like vcpkg (I don't have experience with other package managers 
like conan but I assume that they are not reinventing the wheel). Adding 
another build system (that's not widely used) improves only the entropy.

For me it's ok to add some issue for current build system.

For me it's ok to give wider support to already supported (officially or 
unofficially) tools like cmake, even if one day the main group will 
decide to switch to one one them.

But switching to a build system not widely used and/or tested it has no 
advantages and a lot of disadvantages and potential problems (cmake and 
b2 are tested over all kind of computer configuration in the world, even 
a little percentage of problem can afflict many, many users).

Regards

Daniele Lupo