Re: [boost] [gsoc] Boost.Process done

Subject: Re: [boost] [gsoc] Boost.Process done
From: Wolfgang Fertsak (wolfgang.fertsak_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-09-02 02:59:02

On 01.09.2010 14:37, Stewart, Robert wrote:
> Here are a couple of thoughts on how you might solve the dilemma:
>
> Try the Named Constructor Idiom.  One can choose which behavior one wants by invoking a static member function with a suggestive name and requiring whatever arguments are appropriate and returning an instance of the class.  That's often clearer than overloading constructors.
>
> If it is possible to determine whether a Windows app is being built as a console app versus a GUI app, then you could conditionally compile for one or the other, thus keeping a Windows developer from choosing incompatible behavior.

Sounds good, thanks!
Wolfgang