[boost] [endian] Boost licensed detail/endian.hpp [was: [1.54.0][release] Provisional schedule]

Subject: [boost] [endian] Boost licensed detail/endian.hpp [was: [1.54.0][release] Provisional schedule]
From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-05-09 11:12:04

>On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 9:06 AM, Daniel James <daniel_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
>> On 6 May 2013 14:15, Philip Bennefall <philip_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> > I was just wondering if it is possible to get a modified, Boost licensed
>> > version of detail/endian.hpp into this next release? It'd be great to get
>> > this licensing issue resolved in this next Boost version, if at all
>> > possible.
>>
>> I don't know. I haven't been following that. Did anyone take
>> responsibility for it?
>>
>
>It's highly unlikely. There is al alternative implementation in Boost
>Predef. But that isn't even fully accepted as a library. I could attempt to
>do a standalone port from Predef into detail/endian.hpp but I doubt I could
>both get it done and tested to a point that it would be safe to merge into
>release.

I'm restarting work on the boost endian library, so I'd be willing to
take this on. If you send me your Predef port of detail/endian.hpp,
I'll see if I can move it along. No promises until I see what you
have, however.

Thanks,

--Beman