Re: [boost] [lexical_cast] A suggestion

Subject: Re: [boost] [lexical_cast] A suggestion
From: Kevlin Henney (kevlin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-02-03 04:52:08

Hi,

> Well, I certainly read your messages in the thread and somehow they 
> did not come across as you were against. It's certainly clear now. 
> Even though I was not proposing to change anything. It was clearly an 
> addition, i.e. it would not have any disruptive impact. However, the 
> practical usefulness of that addition is substantial (well, for my and 
> I suspect others usage pattern).
[...]
>> If you really want to push this change, you should involve the C++
>> committee, especially the authors of N1973 Kevlin Henney and Beman 
>> Dawes.
>
> I am CCing the authors. Maybe they see it in a more favorable light. 
> :-) Not sure through if they get back to me/us on that.

I haven't been following the discussion, so would it be possible for you 
to provide some context/background?

Thanks,

Kevlin

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