Re: [boost] [filesystem][program_options][serialization][test] from comp.lang.c++.moderated

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-05-09 09:57:24

"Ames Andreas" <Andreas.Ames_at_[hidden]> writes:

>>   fluidity
>> 
>>     "frozen" == Only bugfixes, in principle.  A library can move out
>>     of "frozen" to stable at the whim of its maintainer.
>> 
>>     "stable" == Only bugfixes and extensions.
>> 
>>     "active" == backwards-incompatible changes avoided with extreme
>>     prejudice, and made only after one release of deprecation.  A
>>     strong bias is given towards preserving availability of old
>>     interfaces under the same name, even if they've been superceded by
>>     newer ones.
>> 
>>     "fluid" == whether we should have such a category is open to
>>     debate.
>
> Sounds like a lot of work for the maintainers and the release
> managers.

I can't imagine why that would cause any work for release managers,
and speaking personally, I wouldn't find classifying the fluidity of
my libraries to be much of a hassle; it shouldn't take more than a few
minutes.  Changes in fluidity happen rarely, and frankly, I think
choosing and publicizing categories would help me focus my maintenance
decisions.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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