Re: Boost/CMake

From: Daniela Engert (dani_at_[hidden])
Date: 2024-05-22 05:34:32

Am 22.05.2024 um 04:28 schrieb Peter Dimov via Boost:
> Christian Mazakas wrote:
>> On Tue, May 21, 2024 at 2:55 PM Vinnie Falco via Boost <
>> boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>
> ...
>>> 3. Submit pull requests to all libs to update their build scripts for cmake
>> This will definitely be the most time-consuming part but if we did a library a
>> day every day, we'd be done in like a year!
> We're already done because all of Boost builds (and installs) with CMake.
>
>> In general, I agree with Richard's sentiment. b2 is holding Boost back...
> It's interesting that nobody considers the possibility that b2 is in fact a
> better build system than CMake, and consequently, that switching from
> b2 to CMake will actually make things _worse_ in some, if not many,
> respects.
Correct.
> There's this axiomatic assumption that dropping b2 will automatically
> improve things, somehow, and I don't think it's true or warranted.

You speak truth.