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Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [C++ Now! 2012] Call for Submissions
From: Boris Schaeling (boris_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-11-09 18:37:07


On Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:24:28 +0100, Nat Linden <nat_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 10:26 AM, Hartmut Kaiser
> <hartmut.kaiser_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
>> INAUGURAL C++ NOW! CONFERENCE 2012
>> Aspen CO, USA, May 14-18, 2012, www.cppnow.org
>>
>> SESSION FORMATS
>>
>> Workshops Workshops provide an active arena for advancements in
>> Boost-relevant topics. Workshops provide the
>> opportunity
>> for experienced practitioners to develop new ideas
>> about
>> a topic of common interest and experience.
>
> I'd like to request a workshop around the long-debated Boost.Process
> library. Boris, any chance you'd be able to attend and moderate that
> session?

I'll definitely try to be there again! (Sorry, didn't see your mail
earlier.)

> Correct me if I'm wrong, but my impression of current library status
> is that Boris brought forward a proposal -- which generated a round of
> controversy -- which ended in more or less a stalemate.

We left BoostCon 2011 with the goal of creating another Boost.Process
draft based on Jeff Flinn's ideas. The draft can be found online at
<https://github.com/JeffFlinn/boost-process>. You don't really need to
click on this link though as there haven't been any changes since June. :)

I'm familiar with Jeff's proposal but didn't contribute yet anything to
<https://github.com/JeffFlinn/boost-process>. I worked on
<https://github.com/BorisSchaeling/asio> to add an
asio::windows::object_handle class to Boost.Asio. The code is done but
hasn't been merged yet to the Asio branch (just sent an email to Chris
again to see whether he can review my code and maybe accept my
contribution). This I/O object can be used for all kind of object handles
- including process handles. As Boost.Asio ships already an I/O object for
signals, it will be possible then to wait asynchronously for processes
based on platform-specific concepts developers are familiar with and feel
natural to use on Unix and Windows.

After finishing this Boost.Asio extension, I didn't return yet to
Boost.Process as I have been busy with my Boost book. I don't think I can
concentrate on Boost.Process this year anymore as I'm still working on the
book adding and introducing more and more libraries. As it's some time
until May and I never gave up finishing Boost.Process after all those
years ;), it's maybe a good idea to work on the library from January on.
If I do another Boost.Process session in May, I don't really want to
repeat what Jeff and I presented last year. :) As the submission deadline
is in January, I should make up my mind before that. But it's not too
difficult as I should really do something with Boost.Process again ...

Boris

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