Re: [Boost-users] Users! Who'd like to wave goodbye to #ifdef BOOST_MSVC6_* workarounds?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Users! Who'd like to wave goodbye to #ifdef BOOST_MSVC6_* workarounds?
From: Edward Diener (eldiener_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-10-04 15:52:28

On 10/4/2010 1:51 PM, Paul A. Bristow wrote:
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: boost-users-bounces_at_[hidden] [mailto:boost-users-
>> bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of John Maddock
>> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 9:21 AM
>> To: boost-users_at_[hidden]
>> Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Users! Who'd like to wave goodbye to #ifdef
>> BOOST_MSVC6_* workarounds?
>>
>>> Is there a 'do nothing' option here? Ie., leave the codebase unchanged
>>> but no longer declare MSVC6 support, and so no longer require authors
>>> to support it?
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>> LOL, I suspect that's the current situation ;-)
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> Agree - so let's just leave the code as is (perhaps adding a stronger
> "you're entirely on your own with VC6" rider?)
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> The risks of removing are not worth the effort.
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> (And whoever suggested it would be fun needs to get out more ;-)

I think that you are minimizing the fact that removing workaround code 
for an implementation which is no longer supported may make 
understanding code easier for maintainers.