Emil Dotchevski wrote:
How would it be extremely useful?
Permit me to answer that.
a) First of all - it is ALOT less time to build and test only the libraries that one actually uses rather than the whole set.
Less time than downloading the (entire) pre-built Boost distribution, that's already been tested?
It sounds as if you never attempted to use boost in a professional product that needs full-scale testing or even certification. There is much more to QA than running unit tests.
I consider myself a prime example of someone using only a few Boost libraries. Still, the easiest and most reliable strategy for me is to download the entire Boost.
Right. Isn't that sad ? (And I won't even start to rant about ABI / API backward-compatible ('minor') releases again, as this topic has been beaten almost to death numerous times in the past. How more easier that would be with a more modular approach...) Regards, Stefan -- ...ich hab' noch einen Koffer in Berlin...