Re: [boost] [system] Status update

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-05-12 18:11:17

Oliver.Kowalke_at_[hidden] wrote:
>> The C++ committee accepted what is essentially Boost.System 
>> for C++0x. 
>> See http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2007/n2241.html
>> for the final proposal.
>>
>> That proposal is now reflected in the working paper for the 
>> new standard. See 
>> http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2007/n2284.pdf
> 
>> The committee made some minor last minute changes. Those 
>> changes are not yet reflected in Boost.System. The plan is to 
>> bring Boost.System into compliance with the standard sometime 
>> in the next month or so.
> 
> Nice - but I don't know why posix errors are enumerated now.

The LWG wanted them to be usable as constants.

> Maybe some
> posix errors are missing (I'm not sure).

Please do an independent check. I have missed something. The POSIX folks 
suggested adding a couple of new errors POSIX is in process of adding, 
by the way.

Thanks,

--Beman