Re: [boost] deleting tie() from utility.hpp

From: Jeremy Siek (jsiek_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-08-30 14:29:57

Ok, will do.

On Thu, 30 Aug 2001, Beman Dawes wrote:

bdawes> Jeremy wrote:
bdawes>
bdawes>  >I'll be checking in a change to delete tie() from utility.hpp. Anyone
bdawes>  >currently using tie() will need to include the tuple library instead.
bdawes> This
bdawes>  >change will show up immediately in CVS, and then in the next release of
bdawes>  >boost.
bdawes>
bdawes> Jeremy,
bdawes>
bdawes> You changed libs/utility/tie.htm to say:
bdawes>
bdawes>    [tie has been deprecated.  Its functionality is supplied
bdawes>    by the Boost Tuples Library.]
bdawes>
bdawes> That isn't really correct - what you have done is remove it
bdawes> entirely.  "Deprecate" means it may be removed at some future time, but
bdawes> still exists in the interim.
bdawes>
bdawes> Presumably you are removing rather than deprecating because of a name
bdawes> clash?  It might be useful to mention that - otherwise readers may think we
bdawes> are being capricious.
bdawes>
bdawes> Also, you should make the mention of the replacement a hyperlink.
bdawes>
bdawes> Thanks,
bdawes>
bdawes> --Beman
bdawes>
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