Re: [boost] Removing old config macro and increasingcompilerrequirements.

Subject: Re: [boost] Removing old config macro and increasingcompilerrequirements.
From: John Maddock (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-08-05 04:33:30

>> I suspect from a purely practical perspective, few libraries are still
>> compatible with that compiler, so I'm inclined to agree we might as
>> well drop support.  Of course that opens a whole can of worms, because
>> if we agreed to that then there's a whole slew of config macros (and
>> associated workarounds) that can be removed.
> 
> How is that 'a can of worms' rather than 'a good thing' ?

Well, can it not be both? ;-)

John.