[boost] Re: [function types] Update [repost]

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-06-10 16:00:50

"Arkadiy Vertleyb" <vertleyb_at_[hidden]> writes:

> "Andy Little" <andy_at_[hidden]> wrote
>
>> "Tobias Schwinger" <tschwinger_at_[hidden]> wrote
>>
>> > Andy Little wrote:
>>
>> > I'ld say, review the version you downloaded when starting. Only update,
> if you
>> > have enough time and want to, or if something stops you from "fully
> evaluating
>> > the library".
>>
>> Ok   Sorry to pick on you.  Exactly this happened during the typeof
> review. I'm
>> trying to make amends for my poor stewardship of that.
>
> The only change *to the code* during the typeof review was to work-around
> the VC8.0 bug that showed up during the review.  I felt this was important
> enough to fix right away.  The change was minimal (a few lines of code).  I
> believe this was done in compliance with the Boost review guidelines.
>
> We did replace the docs entirely, but there was a specific request for this,
> and we could have provided the old version anytime if anybody had been
> interested.
>
> So, IMHO, there was no "poor stewardship".

No, in fact Arkadiy was very careful about that.

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Dave Abrahams
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