Boost Library Incubator

I think the best way to do this is to:

• go to the repository for the library.
• clone you’re own private copy.
• make all the changes you want
  • don’t forget to update documentation and tests!!!!!
  • A library author – like everyone else – is unenthusiastic about doing extra work to raise someone else’s baby.
  • You have to provide proof that’s it’s not going to be extra work for him.
  • He’s much more likely to accept it if all he has to do is pull in your changes in to his development branch, run the tests and verify the documentation.
  • If he doesn’t like your enhancement, he will easily be able back it out. The whole process should take him only a few minutes.
• send a github “pull” request to the library maintainer.
• bug the library maintainer on a regular basis to get him to either incorporate the request or explain why he doesn’t want to do it. Don’t forget this step. It’s not really all that fun, but in practice it’s necessary if you want your work to be appreciated.

The above procedure will work best for you, the library maintainer and Boost. It’s built in to the github system and has worked well in many cases. Good luck with your enhancement and thanks for contributing.