Re: [boost] floating_point_promotion question

From: John Maddock (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-10-04 11:50:46

Robert Ramey wrote:
> While we're on the subject - and I know I've mentioned this before -
> its really bugs me to have the message "compiler xxx - deprecated"
> show up from the config header.  It seems to me that this is something
> that has to be determined on a library by library basis.  Some very
> simple libraries - e.g. static_assert can just as well remain
> compatible forever whereas others e.g. lambda will always depend on
> the latest greatest features.  The idea of putting this reality.  It also
> encourages the idea that Boost is a "tightly coupled" group of libraries - 
> an
> idea that will have to de-emphasized if Boost wants to keep growing.

Understood, although I'm normally the one to make changes to Boost.Config 
that wasn't one of mine.  I guess I could either way on that decision :-/

The point being made I guess, is that we don't test with Borland prior to 
5.8.2, certainly not with 5.5.1 anyway.

John.