Subject: Re: [boost] CMake in Boost
From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-09-14 21:00:56
On 9/14/18 1:56 PM, Stefan Seefeld via Boost wrote:
> Hi Robert, all,
>
> it's obvious that there is a wide range of opinions not only on CMake
> itself, but also (and in particular) on what it means for Boost to
> "support CMake". And while I'm happy to see that you are suggesting a
> "Request for Proposals" rather than a "solution", I still think the
> problem space is a bit ill-defined. Perhaps we need to talk a bit about
> requirements first, which proposals need to meet to be eligible. (For
> example, one requirement I'd insist on would be "the proposal must give
> project maintainers enough latitude to decide themselves whether to
> adopt the proposed solution", i.e. any monolithic solution would by
> design be excluded.)
>
> And as long as we can't even come
> to some basic agreement as to how to move forward (not even involving
> technical aspects of any particular solution), I think it would be
> irresponsible to invite people to submit proposals.
Note:
c) Prior to this discussions can be held on the list regarding the scope
of such an effort. The review manager will distill these discussions to
a statement of scope. This will be posted around 30 October 2018.
> While I'm not a big fan of overly formal processes, I'm afraid that the
> effort people put into such proposals will just lead to frustration as
> things will stall again, eventually.
LOL - not if I'm running things.
Robert Ramey
>
> Sorry,
LOL - NP
>
> Stefan
>
> --
>
> Â Â Â Â Â ...ich hab' noch einen Koffer in Berlin...
>
>
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