Re: [Boost-build] Suggestion: handle Platform SDK like a library

From: Johan Nilsson (r.johan.nilsson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-11-30 03:54:09

Rene Rivera wrote:
> Nicola Musatti wrote:
>> Wouldn't it be reasonable to handle Microsoft's Platform SDK as an
>> external library, like the QT and STLPort examples that come with the
>> distributed user-config.jam file?
>>
>> This would provide a single, unified approach to handling VC++ 2005
>> Express, which I expect to be popular among users.
>
> Like this <http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.build/13680>
> ?

I'm very interested in this.

Would you mind writing something down about this approach (just a very brief 
rationale, explanation of implementation and intended usage) somewhere - 
perhaps the Boost.Build Wiki would be a good place?

Regards / Johan