Subject: Re: [boost] ATTENTION: Library requirements..
From: Paul A. Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-01-11 11:39:10
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> From: Boost [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Agustín K-ballo Bergé
> Sent: 11 January 2016 16:14
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> Subject: Re: [boost] ATTENTION: Library requirements..
>
> On 1/10/2016 3:10 AM, Robert Ramey wrote:
> > On 1/9/16 6:45 PM, Louis Dionne wrote:
> >> Committing pre-generated documentation is a big no-no, at least for me.
> >
> > I'm aware that doing so is redundant. BUT it provides anyone who
> > want's to browse boost just to do so directly, without building
> > anything. For example, anyone can just start browsing the repo master
> > branch without doing downloading or building anything. This is huge
> > for new users of boost. The extra space used seems a small price to
> > pay for this benefit.
>
> I would expect new users of Boost to pick a release, which does come with generated HTML
> documentation, not to randomly clone a repository in an unknown status.
We should not forget prospective libraries under development, being tried out, and under review.
(They need to have links to existing libraries too).
Paul