Re: [Boost-users] Users! Who'd like to wave goodbye to #ifdefBOOST_MSVC6_* workarounds?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Users! Who'd like to wave goodbye to #ifdefBOOST_MSVC6_* workarounds?
From: Damien Hocking (damien_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-10-04 11:38:29

> Robert Ramey
>
> PS. I think I may have misunderstand the original proposal.
>
> If its to strip out compatibility code for these compilers my
> vote would be -1
>
> If it would be to just stop investing effort in maintaining
> compatibility - which is the current policy - I would vote +1
>
> RR
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As with all software, anything not actively maintained eventually fades 
away.  If devs stop supporting it, the various VC6-specific sections 
will gradually move out of the tree as part of the development process.  
That's less work and less likely to accidentally break something 
critical than an active purge.

Damien