Re: [boost] Re: Keeping old version numbers? (was: Re: <boost/config.hpp> proposal)

From: Jens Maurer (Jens.Maurer_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-05-31 15:53:04

Daryle Walker wrote:
> So we can keep a history of sorts in our headers.  Also, if someone actually
> wants to conditionalize by Boost version, it would help to have a record of
> the previously used version numbers. 

We've documented the internal structure of the version numbers for
exactly that reason.  Also, all changes are recorded in the CVS
directory for history purposes.  Please give a specific example
where having the #define's for each version number enables some
usage which is not possible with the current scheme.

Jens Maurer