Re: [Boost-users] Why is there so much co-dependency in Boost? Is there anything to be done about it?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Why is there so much co-dependency in Boost? Is there anything to be done about it?
From: Ingolf Steinbach (ingolf.steinbach_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-09-05 03:03:29

Hi.

2012/9/4 Oliver Kowalke <oliver.kowalke_at_[hidden]>:
> I've read an advice on the mailing list that boost libraries should provide
> a 'all.hpp' (containing all headers of the library). Is it not recommended
> any more?

I think that the mere existence of all.hpp files is not the problem
here. What should be avoided is to use these all.hpp files within
boost itself as that would unnecessarily enlarge the dependency tree.
But then, I do not know whether such include directives currently
exist within boost.

Ingolf