RE: [boost] FC++ integration/future issues (was "Some FC++ comments")

From: Powell, Gary (powellg_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-08-15 12:33:43

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>From: Brian McNamara [mailto:lorgon_at_[hidden]] 

On Fri, Aug 15, 2003 at 11:29:49AM +0200, Hartmut Kaiser wrote:
> You've done a great piece of code! I've tried to understand your
> articles about the differences between fcpp and boost::lambda/bind/etc.
> and these (the differences) are now clear to me (to some degree :-).
> 
> OTOH I know, that there is going on serious work to merge boost::lambda
> with Phoenix to overcome some well known limitations of both and to
> avoid having two similar libraries in boost. Wouldn't it be nice, if
> after this merger we'd get _one_ library lambda + phoenix + fcpp? Or
> isn't this possible at all?

>It may well be possible.  

But should it be done? Or only some sort of interoperability with shared components? 

>This begs another important (at least to me :) ) question about FC++ and
>Boost.  Can FC++ be accepted into Boost prior to any "integration" with
>lambda/phoenix/bind?  

Sure! boost isn't the standards committee, its about having great tools. Just because we have standard screw drivers doesn't mean we can't have torix, phillips and robertson. (all different head types.)

  -Gary-