From: David Abrahams (david.abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-05-02 15:10:31
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From: "William E. Kempf" <williamkempf_at_[hidden]>
> So, before any effort gets underway I'd hope that we could pinpoint at
least
> a few people interested in volunteering with this effort, and then to
> establish an online community for designing and implementing the
solution.
I'm interested in kibbitzing, at least.
> If I get a few dedicated volunteers I'll take on the responsibility of
> setting up this community, and will help with coordinating the efforts
of
> both the distribution and the developer communities. Beyond that,
however,
> I don't have the expertise necessary for developing a solution here,
just to
> be clear on what I'm volunteering to do.
Bill, thanks so much for volunteering at all!
IMO the first and most-important questions to answer are these:
1. What platforms can we support?
2. What should a completed boost installation look like on these
platforms (files, directories, symlinks, etc.)?
3. What shall constitute a "successful" installation?
The lack of answers to these questions (especially #2) is one thing that
has kept us from trying to address installation with Boost.Build.
-Dave