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Subject: Re: [Boost-cmake] Boost CMake status?
From: troy d. straszheim (troy_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-12-03 09:09:17


Hey Joaquin,

JOAQUIN M. LOPEZ MUÑOZ wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've discovered that the libs at the trunk are populated by files
> by the name CMakeLists.txt and module.cmake and I assume
> these belong to the once annonced effort to create a build
> infrastructure for Boost with CMake. I'd have several questions
> in this regard:
>
> 1. Is this effort active and supported?

Yeah... its usable but in development.

> 2. If so, is it the responsibility of authors to update the
> existing CMake-related files and/or create them when commiting
> a new lib?

I don't think anybody has any new responsibilities at this point,
the cmake thing is under development. Of course everyone is
invited to try it out, ask questions, give feedback.

> 3. If so, are there any guidelines to do this?

There are some docs here:

   https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/CMake

-t


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