Re: [boost] [1.35.0] Release criteria compilers

From: Felipe Magno de Almeida (felipe.m.almeida_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-10-16 16:50:21

On 10/16/07, David Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>

[snip]

> Sure, but usefulness is not the only criteria we use to decide that a
> library is ready to be part of a Boost release.  A library could even
> be badly broken on all platforms and still useful.
>
> Let's stop dealing in abstracts.  Are there any Boost libraries that
> would have problems passing all tests (except those like the native
> typeof tests that use nonstandard features) cleanly on all the
> proposed release platforms?

Not completely concrete, but I'm thinking about libraries specific for
mobiles, and what you already mentioned: ones using nonstandard
features.
It looks we are agreeing that libraries that fail on proposed release
platforms could be adhered to boost anyway. Isn't it?

> --
> Dave Abrahams
> Boost Consulting
> http://www.boost-consulting.com

Regards,
-- 
Felipe Magno de Almeida