Re: In 1.88.0, BCP creates project that doesn't build

From: John Maddock (jz.maddock_at_[hidden])
Date: 2025-04-28 15:36:11

On 28/04/2025 13:41, Дмитрий Архипов via Boost wrote:
> пн, 28 апр. 2025 г. в 15:17, Andrey Semashev via Boost <boost_at_[hidden]>:
>> I'm not sure if bcp itself supports modular b2. Specifically, I don't
>> see where it copies the <library>/build.jam files.
> No, it doesn't. I have a PR (https://github.com/boostorg/bcp/pull/23)
> that fixes that to a degree, but it seems to create other problems
> judging by the CI failure. I didn't have any prior BCP knowledge, and
> it fixed the specific problem that inspired me to write the PR (the
> problem was reported on Boost users' list, IIRC), so I never got to
> finish it.

I'll try and take a look when I get a chance.

However, I get the impression that bcp is used by increasingly fewer 
people... now that we have modular CMake and Boost.Build, do we still 
need it?

John.