Feature Request : checking in partial boost trees. about boost-cmake HOT 4 OPEN

There is #75 to download Boost from the git repository that is experimental. Downloading just a subset is tricky though as you would need to know the exact list of repositories you need.

What is the real use case behind it?

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Well, I wasn't thinking of downloading only a subset. I was thinking of having it download all of it, but then you can check a subset into your git repo. boost-cmake would then see that the parts you are asking for already exist and abstain from downloading.

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Then, I think combining #75 and providing the fetch content source yourself, it would work. Can you give it a go maybe?

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I'll give it a try, eventually.

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