Re: [Boost-users] [Sandbox - endian] Why is endian still in sandbox?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [Sandbox - endian] Why is endian still in sandbox?
From: John Salmon (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-10-07 10:16:16

>
> On 11/30/2011 8:49 AM, Marshall Clow wrote:
>
>> On Nov 30, 2011, at 1:17 AM, Nathaniel J Fries wrote:
>>
>>  A fairly novel (at least when put up against more intricate labours like
>>> asio, filesystem, and their like) project which appears to be finished and
>>> would be a very useful companion to existing libraries sits in the sandbox.
>>> Is there a reason for this?
>>>
>> The Boost.Endian library was reviewed and conditionally accepted on
>> November 3rd of this year.
>> See http://lists.boost.org/boost-**announce/2011/11/0336.php
>for the review results.

>>
>> Even if the acceptance was unconditional (which it was not; there are a
>> couple of things that Beman needs to change first), that would have been
>> too late for inclusion in the 1.48 release.
>>
>> I'm hoping that it will be in the 1.49 release, though.
>>
>> -- Marshall
>>
>> Marshall Clow     Idio Software<mailto:mclow.lists@**gmail.com<mclow.lists_at_[hidden]>
>> >
>>
>> A.D. 1517: Martin Luther nails his 95 Theses to the church door and is
>> promptly moderated down to (-1, Flamebait).
>>          -- Yu Suzuki
>>
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> It's been almost a year.  1.49, 1.50 and 1.51 have been released.  Are
there any plans for endian to be ready for inclusion in the near future?

- John Salmon