Re: [boost] Regressing on the Mac

From: David Abrahams (david.abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-06-20 07:50:06

While I agree with all of this in general, I don't think Daryle's problems
in this case would be cured by upgrading the compiler. This is a systems
problem.
My advice to Daryle:

    1. For everybody's sake, upgrade! ;-)
    2. If you can't upgrade, support CWPro5.3 for boost yourself. That means
posting fixes as diffs to the existing boost source, and limiting fixes to
small changes that don't substantially obscure the existing code so that
there is less work for other maintainers.
    3. If you can't support CWPro5.3, don't post problem reports relating to
unsupported compilers. As I've said, fixes are fine.
    4. See my other post on the regression tests.

-Dave

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Baxter" <paul_baxter_at_[hidden]>
To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 4:52 AM
Subject: Re: [boost] Regressing on the Mac

> Hi Daryle,
>
> > I tried to make the regression test at BOOST_ROOT/status/regression.cpp
> run
> > on my Mac, using Metrowerks CodeWarrior Pro 5.3, but I ran into a snag.
>
> Is there any chance that you could upgrade to a newer version of Code
> Warrior?
>
> The reason I ask is there has been quite a lot of bandwidth taken up with
> v5.3 problems over recent months and alot of avoidable problems in your
> library submission to Boost brought about by v5.3 problems now fixed in
6.x.
>
> I am a long sufferring MSVC 5 user and am in exactly the same boat
(looking
> forward to gcc 3 maturing) but don't feel it appropriate for Boost to
> support my compiler as it has enough problems with version 6 !
>
> Paul Baxter
>
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