Re: [boost] Review Request: regular expressions

From: John Maddock (John_Maddock_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-07-06 06:09:48

Jens,

>Before we start the formal review, I would like to focus
>boost's attention to the configuration scripts enclosed with
>regex.zip: regex.zip does not use "boost/config.hpp", but has
>an "autoconf"-based configuration system with a few pre-built
>configurations (egcs, MSVC, BCC).<

The essential problem here is that regex++ has historically had a life
outside of boost (and will probably continue to do so), it wasn't written
for boost, but is has been "boostified" to some extent.  I am aware that
there are still areas of overlap between regex++ and existing boost headers
- so far I have replaced regex++ facilities wherever I happened to notice
there was a one to one correspondence with boost, probably I have missed a
few, and I'm sure that there is more that can be done.  I guess we need to
define a policy here, as this is the first time that a someone has
submitted a large library, not specifically "written for" boost.

- John.