Re: [boost] [tools][bcp] using boost internally in other libraries

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-24 18:03:06

Bjørn Roald <bjorn_at_[hidden]> writes:

> On Saturday 24 September 2005 12:51, David Abrahams wrote:

>> I can even imagine a nice tool or library for wrapping these
>> interfaces up into isolated components so you and your clients
>> don't have to deal with the entry point/type erasure nitty-gritty.
>> That might be an excellent candidate for a Boost library that
>> supports namespace renaming.
>
> Are you thinking about connecting this to some sort of new library
> abstraction feature in form of a library?  And possibly combined
> with something generating code based on macros, templates or just
> some other tool/model/pattern?

Well, it's just a vague idea at this point, but if you're interested
in developing it you can always contact me offline ;-)

> How does this tie to work on the Boost Interface Library proposal?

I don't know; that certainly does seem like it might be useful in the
endeavor I'm describing.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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