[boost] Using the sandbox for further versions? (was: Re: [dynamic_bitset]- small fix for workaround macro)

From: Daryle Walker (dwalker07_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-07-26 16:21:15

On Saturday, July 26, 2003, at 11:49 AM, Gennaro Prota wrote:

> Ok. In general, please refer (for now) to the sandbox version of 
> dynamic_bitset, which is the one actively maintained (and, as you can 
> see, it already uses BOOST_WORKAROUND, though just to define 
> BOOST_WORKAROUND_BLA_BLA_BLA). I hope to move it soon to the main 
> repository. Thanks for your suggestion.

The updates to dynamic_bitset are in the Sandbox CVS?  Why there?  
Doesn't every other author just apply their tinkering to the main CVS 
directly?  I thought the sandbox generally has code that hasn't been 
put in Boost yet, that is just under consideration.

If an user wants an unviolated version of dynamic_bitset, s/he could 
download the latest archive.  Since everyone else is using the main CVS 
for new changes, it is already "spoiled" for users needing an 
unviolated version.

The story might be different if you're doing a (near-)100% rewrite, 
especially an incompatible one, or if you can't wait to upload a set of 
changes that is complete (i.e. you would leave a broken library for 
[short] periods).

Daryle