[boost] Re: Formal Review: FOREACH macro

From: Gennadiy Rozental (gennadiy.rozental_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-04 16:13:54

> Those tools also offer more power than the C++ preprocessor, within the 
> confines of a much more pleasant programming paradigm. (Well don't start 
> an anti-sed war now though. :o)) A line must be drawn somewhere (after all 
> we do use a makefile and not a little C++ program for builds don't we),

First of all not all. Relying on awk would make your code non-portable 
(depend on presence of tool, in proper location, with proper version).

> and I would draw it someplace else than others. For example, if someone 
> doesn't know awk, I'd suggest them to invest time in learning that instead 
> of the boost preprocessor library.

I find Boost PP is so much more convinient (IMHO)

> So when will the vote result on FOREACH come forth?

Be patient. "Unfortunately" I've got a real-world obligations either. But 
it's going to be soon.

> Andrei

Gennadiy