[cmake-developers] [PATCH 5/5] FindBoost.cmake: Add Boost::boost and Boost::<C> targets and documentation

[Stephen Kelly]

Philipp Moeller wrote:

> Stephen Kelly <steveire at gmail.com> writes:

>> The wiki page is out of date, and so is the repo, because boost is trying
>> to make a release before finishing the modularization work and it is all
>> on- hold for several more months.
> 
> This project has been going on for ages and considering how long it took
> Boost to change their SCM or the (stalled?) ryppl and 0install efforts I
> don't see this happening anytime soon.

Indeed. Until a few weeks ago I believed the effort was permanently aborted. 
Then some Boost people starting doing the modularization work, but were 
asked to stop until after the next release (I don't know the details of that 
reasoning). 

After the major part of the modularization TODO is done, it would be viable 
to start talking about whether they want to use cmake, and if not, teaching 
bjam to create cmake config packages. 

As you note, this is several months away. As far as I know, they want to 
make their release in early August, but I have no idea what blocks that or 
if it is likely that they will reach that target.

I'm just noting all of this for informational purposes :).

>> This means:
>>
>>  1) Creating a Boost::boost monolithic target may not be appropriate
> 
> IMO, even a modularized boost build should provide a target that just
> gives you all of the includes for convenience in addition to more
> fine-grained access, but I see why one would think otherwise.

In a modularized system, "all" of boost might not be there, and the parts 
that are might be in different places.

Thanks,

Steve.