Re: [boost] iterator/transform_iterator.hpp has more dependencies than it needs?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-02-26 23:15:17

"Michael Marcin" <mmarcin_at_[hidden]> writes:

> My work likes to keep a minimal subset of boost in the project tree.  One of
> the libraries we are using (I can't remember which off hand) requires
> transform_iterator.hpp which includes boost/function.hpp.  I noticed when
> merging in the latest RC updates that I had commented out this header as it
> doesn't appear to be necessary and saves me from bringing yet another
> library into the mini-boost folder.
>
> Is this dependency actually necessary?

Doesn't seem like it should be.  Why not take out the #include and see
what breaks?

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