Distribution guidelines

From: Edward Diener (eddielee_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-02-12 08:39:35

I didn't see any guidelines for distributing the Boost header files in 
an implementation. Are there any ? As an example I may use only a small 
number of the header files for my distribution, so I assume I am not 
constrained to deliver all the header files nor am I constrained to 
deliver the full Boost distribution for any given version. While I can 
query the end-user during installation about having a specific version 
of Boost, and not install Boost files if the user does have a specific 
version, it does not seem as if I have to install the entire 
distribution, or even the entire set of header files if I am installing 
locally to my own directory structure.

It would be nice if Boost actually had an install in its distribution 
because then , under Windows where I work, there would be a registry 
entry which I could read during the installation of any product which 
uses Boost. Has anyone ever suggested this, or is it seen as outside the 
boundaries of Boost ?