Subject: Re: [boost] Proposal for moving Boost to CMake
From: Olaf van der Spek (ml_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-06-19 16:36:39
On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 11:48 AM, Richard Hodges <hodges.r_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Because cmake's package management (particularly when used with hunter)
> correctly manages dependencies for cross-compiled environments and for all
> toolchains.
>
> When using the same code base for 6 different compile targets as I do (unix,
> mac, windows, iOS, android, emscripten) it's a godsend.
For sure, but I'm still not sure why that requires find_package etc.
Why can't that be done without 'custom' code/script?