Re: Re: Slight Alteration to Boost Directory Structure

From: Simon Bailey conic_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-01-08 18:33:09

--- In Boost-Users_at_[hidden], "Paul Mensonides" <yg-boost-
users_at_m...> wrote:
> "William E. Kempf" <wekempf_at_c...> wrote in message
> 
> > That still misses the point.  Boost currently won't help you to 
install
> the library, but installation certainly wouldn't entail copying the 
entire
> $BOOST_ROOT tree to the $INCLUDE directory on your system.  You'd 
only copy
> the $BOOST_ROOT/boost tree there.
> 
> Yes, and this is why I said that it hasn't been a problem for me.  
However,
> I see where the OP is coming from as well.
> 
> Paul Mensonides

Paul understands me correctly.  I confused the issue by making two 
requests at once.

Mainly, I want to include other libraries alongside boost and provide 
a single include path.  That is the first wish.  Bill has pointed out 
that I could move BOOST_ROOT/boost into my INCLUDE directory.  I 
didn't know that - I thought it might break things.

The second thing I was suggesting (and this is quite minor) was that 
we make the change to include smart_ptr.hpp (etc.) and thread.hpp 
(etc.) at the same directory level.  I thought that the 
subdirectories (like /thread) were the way of the future.  I didn't 
realise that the plan was to move all the headers into 
BOOST_ROOT/boost.  

So it seems my first wish is not needed and my second wish is already 
on the drawing board. :-)

Simon