Daryle Walker <darylew@hotmail.com> writes:
[Yes, I'm way behind on my reading.]
On 9/30/05 1:36 PM, "David Abrahams" <dave@boost-consulting.com> wrote:
"Andy Little" <andy@servocomm.freeserve.co.uk> writes:
"David Abrahams" wrote
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* There are some dependencies among libraries, but they are not tightly coupled.
Then why do you need to download the whole collection?
Because that's the way it is.
* There is a tool (bcp) for extracting the parts you want and their dependencies.
Then why is it not available at the website? You still have to download the complete libraries.
Because that's the way it is. Are these questions relevant to what should go in the What is Boost section, or are you just asking me? [TRUNCATE]
"That's the way it is" is a useless tautological response. Maybe a full explanation would help Andy more.
I sure don't think Andy was looking for help; his post seemed to be a critique of my suggested web content. Those questions seemed to challenge the validity of the bullet points I was suggesting. I was trying to document the status quo, and "that's the way it is" was the best way I could find to express it. -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com