[boost] Re: Re: [1.33.0] Feature freeze reminder

From: Jeff Flinn (TriumphSprint2000_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-05-23 08:12:06

"Martin Slater" <mslater_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
news:428EBB2F.5060101_at_hellinc.net...
>> The problem is that I want to add code that will handle the previous 
>> pointer
>> version.  My concern is that users might want to use 1.33 to read 
>> archives
>> created under 1.32 and without this addition this won't be possible.  I
>> presume that some numbers of people would be effected by such a 
>> situation.
>> If not I could just forget it.
>
> Without backwards compatibility with the old shared pointer serialization 
> I for one would not be able to upgrade to the latest version until it 
> appears. All a pain really as I was looking forward to the new improved 
> version.

I'll second that.

Jeff Flinn