Re: [boost] [threads] rework notes

From: Michel André (michel.andre_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-09-06 06:51:09

Martin Slater wrote:
> Please , please please no windows.h ;)
> Just spent an unhappy day or two again last week fighting against it. I 
> would much prefer to link against something and anything that needed it 
> was compiler firewalled in a cpp if possible.

I also agree that preferably all system headers should be banned from 
boost include files. This has been discussed back and forth mainly for 
threads and network. Is there a policy or guideline or is it from case 
to  case. Would it be possible to handle in some other way so ther user 
can choose. From my point of view i think it's bad for several reasons; 
they are often bad citizens, compile time, knowing whats included so 
system apis aren't crept in code that should not use system apis.

/Michel