Re: [boost] [Sun] Using stlport4 by default

From: Michael van der Westhuizen (r1mikey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-12-06 13:34:18

On 12/6/06, Gennadiy Rozental <gennadiy.rozental_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> "Simon Atanasyan" <atanasyan_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
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> > Some users still link with libCstd.2.1.1 - old version of std library.
> > Sometimes because they do not know about stlport4, sometimes because
> > they have third party binary code depends on libCstd.2.1.1. So if we
> > (at Sun) make -library=stlport4 is on by default these users have to
> > change their Makefiles. IMHO it's not the problem but ... Anyway a lot
> > of Boost code cannot be used without modern std library so if user
> > want to use Boost it has to use stlport4 and this option should be on
> > by default in Boost.
>
> I second that. I believe this option should be on by default. The reason why
> Sun keeps non-conformant STL as default I understand, but I don't think they
> are applicable here.

+1