RE: [boost] Re: Problem with code in common_factor_ct.hpp

From: Brian Braatz (brianb_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-02-07 14:47:58

> -----Original Message-----
> On Behalf Of David Abrahams
> Daryle Walker <darylew_at_[hidden]> writes:
> 
> > On 2/2/05 5:24 PM, "David Abrahams" <dave_at_[hidden]>
wrote:
> >
> >> Daryle Walker <darylew_at_[hidden]> writes:
> >>
> >>> On 1/31/05 4:29 PM, "David Abrahams" <dave_at_[hidden]>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> "John H. Spicer" <jhs_at_[hidden]> writes:
> >>>>
> >>>>> This file includes the code below in an #else for
> >>>>> BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION.  We give an error on
that
> code
> >>>>> because of a missing "template" keyword (between :: and helper).
> >>>>>
> >>>>> What is the proper channel for reporting things like this?
> >>>>
> 
[Dave Abrahams] 
> Yes, we still have compilers with
> BOOST_NO_TEMPLATE_PARTIAL_SPECIALIZATION.  Not every library has
> officially dropped support for vc6/7 yet.

[Brian Braatz] 

Humble request from the "Front Lines" :) 

Please continue supporting vc7. I am currently in the unenviable
position of BACK PORTING code that uses boost from vc7.1 to vc7. The
first thing to go was lambda. The funny thing is about 6 months ago I
was thinking it seemed silly to keep things like boost.bind around. But
now I am using that heavily instead of lambda.

My situation is we have 1.7 million lines of code we are trying to
upgrade. Unfortunately we have about 40-50 people who have had vc7
purchased for them by the project and we do not have the budget to
upgrade compilers.

Vc7 is, in my opinion probably (unfortunately) still a compiler many
folks are stuck with.