Re: [boost] On Boost and modules

On 4/10/24 20:27, Robert Ramey via Boost wrote:

On 4/10/24 10:08 AM, Boris Kolpackov via Boost wrote:

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Rainer Deyke via Boost writes:

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One thing I can say in build2's defense is that it works:

works -> can be made to work.

I understand the vision for b2 and have been using it with boost for more than 20 years.  It's complex - arguably to complex. It's still under constant development.  I only update and rebuild it occasionally. But when I do, there's almost always some sort of issue which requires going to the list or slack/boost. Eventually I get this to work and it's quite satisfactory.  Basically, the development process for b2 is not resulting in a reliable product.

Addressing this is a job that is difficult and underrated.  I would like to see CMake efforts culminate in a result which can replace b2.  But that doesn't seem to be progressing either.

I suspect you may be confusing build2 (https://build2.org/) and b2 (a.k.a. Boost.Build, https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_84_0/tools/build/doc/html/index.html). Those are different build systems, and I believe, Boris was talking of the former. Yes, the names are confusing.