Re: [boost] [test] VC6.5 no longer supported?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-02-06 11:14:38

"Martin Bonner" <martin.bonner_at_[hidden]> writes:

> ----Original Message----
> From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden]
> [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]] On Behalf Of Richard V. Day
> Sent: 04 February 2006 06:25 To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Subject: Re: [boost] [test] VC6.5 no longer supported?
>
>> Gennadiy Rozental wrote:
>> 
>>> Starting release 1.34 Boost.Test *officially* stop supporting VC 6.5,
>>> GCC2.95 and old Borland. Unofficially Boost.Test is required to make
>>> sure that none of the test that are included in Boost regression
>>> testing are not failing due to failure in Boost.Test. If regression
>>> testing is dropped for any of above compilers it means that
>>> Boost.Test is not bound by any requirements anymore. 
>>> 
>>> 
>> It sounds like I and many other people are going to have to stop using
>> boost 
> No you're not.  Boost 1.33.1 will not stop working.
>
>> as many of us are still tied to this compiler whether we like it
>> or not. We do not all have a choice as to what compiler we can use. We
>> must make do with what we have.
>
> You're just not going to be able to use the latest version of boost.  

Except that, IIUC, Gennadiy said he wasn't going to drop vc6
support -- at least not yet.  So the OP should be able to continue to
use boost.

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Dave Abrahams
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