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Subject: Re: [Boost-cmake] CMake thoughts
From: Robert Bielik (robert.bielik_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-06-08 10:32:33


>> FYI, the "Use-file" approach in CMake land has been superceded by
>> CMake package files:
>>
>> http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_2.6_Notes#Packages
>>
>> If Boost were to provide BoostConfig.cmake and BoostConfigVersion.cmake
>> files in its installation, then 'FindBoost.cmake' will be very simple.
>> All problems with platform-specific mangling of library names go away,
>> and we won't need to update CMake to know how to find each new Boost
>> version.
>>
>> -Brad
>
> That was what I was after. Obviously I am a bit "behind the times" on
> this one.
>
> Thanks for the update. I'll start applying that to some other projects
> that I am working on.

Me too. Thanks!

/Rob


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