Re: [Spirit-general] Re: [boost] spirt not supported on msvc 7 and other issues

From: Joel de Guzman (joel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-12-17 19:15:43

Giovanni Bajo wrote:
> Joel de Guzman wrote:
> 
> 
>>>Hi Joel,
>>>I didn't see you directly answer this: could boost/spirit and
>>>boost/spirit.1.6 co-exist in boost 1.31?
>>
>>Possible? I wouldn't say no. However, there are lots of things that
>>should be put into consideration.
> 
> 
> I think it's simply not worth the trouble. The serialization library could
> simply restrict XML usage to users with new compilers. Users that want to use
> XML *and* don't want to upgrade (shame, etc.) can be taught to download Spirit
> 1.6.0 from the website. My 2c.

I agree 100%. I think it would be simpler to simply teach would be users who
do not want to upgrade to download 1.6.x from Spirit's website. It's a simple
directory replace.

Regards,
-- 
Joel de Guzman
http://www.boost-consulting.com
http://spirit.sf.net