Re: PING: Proposal for Boost 1.33.0 package

[Brian Dessent <brian at dessent dot net>]

Vaclav Haisman wrote:

> # Boost 1.33.0 Cygwin package setup.hint
> sdesc: "Boost 1.33.0 main package"
> ldesc: "Boost provides free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries.

This is still not the correct format for sdesc and ldesc.  You should
not start sdesc with the name of the package.  It should describe the
package, and not mention the version number.  More appropriate would be:

sdesc: "portable C++ libraries useful across a broad spectrum of
applications"
ldesc: "Boost provides free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries.

Boost emphasizes libraries that work well with the C++ Standard Library.
Boost libraries are intended to be widely useful, and usable across a
broad spectrum of applications. The Boost license encourages both
commercial and non-commercial use.

We aim to establish 'existing practice' and provide reference
implementations so that Boost libraries are suitable for eventual
standardization."

Brian