comment for boost header only

dice-group · Jul 29, 2024 · bde4d0f · bde4d0f
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diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ if (PROJECT_IS_TOP_LEVEL)
         enable_testing()
         add_subdirectory(tests)
     else ()
+        # in top-level builds without tests we only need boost headers but not libraries
+        # so avoid building the unecessesarily
         set(CONAN_INSTALL_ARGS "${CONAN_INSTALL_ARGS};-o=boost/*:header_only=True")
     endif ()