Subject: Re: [boost] Request for a "Policy Review" regarding 'CMakeLists.txt'
From: Boris Schäling (boris_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-05-16 09:05:41


"David Sankel" wrote in message
news:CAFYdOOJWe=8XgsiQZf-uv+=5+3tukVq52rzQtTGbO5=ffb9nfA_at_mail.gmail.com...

> [...]
> We recommend and propose that the Boost Guidelines are modified to
> allow library authors, at their own discretion, to include a
> 'CMakeLists.txt' file in their library's top-level directory.

+1

> [...]
> * CMake is, by far, the most popular build system for C++. Allowing
> authors to support CMake users in addition to BJam will help the Boost
> ecosystem to grow and thrive by lowering the barriers to access.

It's really time.

Boris