Re: [boost] Boost threads + MSVSC + /Za + client code

From: Sohail Somani (s.somani_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-01-05 14:03:14

> All this does not help much in the current implementation, 
> and I would 
> not attempt to change any of these short before release. But we 
> definitely should do it for the next release!

Soooooo. What should Boost be suggesting to the evildoers who use /Za
with Boost Threads?

At the very least it requires some sort of local patch.

> Sorry for my whining, but I have to reiterate:

FWIW, I don't think that its whining :)

> We should _not_ try to do as much as possible header only. 
> This issue is 
> just another bullet on my list why we should not.
> 
> I agree there are lot of things which require header only, 
> but we should 
> try to do as much as possible using the library mechanism.

It would be great to have this as a policy.

Thanks!

Sohail