header-only libraries

Dear Boost experts, I'd like to use the program_options library, but am reluctant to require my users to build parts of Boost. Is there a strong reason that this library cannot be header-only? Or perhaps, it's possible to create a header-only version of this library? I have the same question for regex. Thanks, ilya

I'd like to use the program_options library, but am reluctant to require my users to build parts of Boost. Is there a strong reason that this library cannot be header-only?
FWIW, some aspects of such a question were discussed here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11363011/why-all-lib-in-boost-are-not-hea...

On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Igor R
I'd like to use the program_options library, but am reluctant to require my users to build parts of Boost. Is there a strong reason that this library cannot be header-only?
You can build the necessary Boost CPP files as part of your own build. Emil Dotchevski Reverge Studios, Inc. http://www.revergestudios.com/reblog/index.php?n=ReCode
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