Re: [boost] [system] LWG issue 805 name changes applied

From: Daryle Walker (darylew_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-06-28 18:26:05

On Jun 24, 2008, at 11:11 AM, Beman Dawes wrote:

> The C++ committee's LWG issue 805 has been applied to Boost.System  
> in trunk, using a namespace and enum as a workaround for non- 
> availability of C++ scoped enums. This changes names:
>
>    posix_errno -> errc
>    posix_category -> generic_category
>    get_posix_category -> get_generic_category
>    "POSIX" -> "GENERIC"
>
> The old names are still supported as deprecated synonyms, so  
> virtually no existing code is expected to break. The changes tested  
> OK locally on Windows against Boost.Filesystem and Boost.ASIO.

Shouldn't these libraries use the new names?  (I noticed that the  
changes in these libraries are older than the change in Boost.System,  
so they are still using the old names.)

> Let me know if any problems arise.

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