On Boost and modules

From: Ruben Perez (rubenperez038_at_[hidden])
Date: 2024-04-08 15:43:14

Hi all,

Following a recent conversation on the possibility to somehow enable
Boost to be consumed using C++20 modules, I've jumped in and done a
small research: https://anarthal.github.io/cppblog/modules

René posted the link to r/cpp and it seems to have attracted some
interest (https://www.reddit.com/r/cpp/comments/1bxggim/c20_modules_and_boost_an_analysis/).
It looks like a small fraction of users would consider consuming Boost
as modules if there was the possibility (note that considering here is
pretty far from actually doing it).

Nevertheless, I'd like to know everyone's opinion on the subject. If
we find a way to overcome the technical challenges that I manifest in
the article, do you think a set of non-intrusive "module bindings"
allowing users to consume Boost as a module could add any value to
Boost?

Thanks,
Ruben.