Re: [boost] [c++0x] Boost implementations of C++0x standard librarycomponents?

Subject: Re: [boost] [c++0x] Boost implementations of C++0x standard librarycomponents?
From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-11-05 17:31:42

On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 11:33 AM, John Maddock <john_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Beman Dawes wrote:
>>>
>>> Here is a strawman proposal for how we organize C++0x standard
>>> library components we choose to add to Boost:
>>>
>>> * Such libraries go through the regular formal review process,
>>> although it will need to be adjusted a bit since the interface is
>>> already known and frozen.
>>>
>>> * C++0x standard library header naming convention is followed. Thus
>>> these will be named <chrono> and <ratio> rather than <chrono.hpp> and
>>> <ratio.hpp>.
>>>
>>> * C++0x standard library namespaces are used. Thus namespace std and
>>> std::chrono rather than boost and boost::chrono.
>
> Why do something similar to what we did with the TR1 interfaces and have:
>
> <boost/chrono.hpp>
>
> (rather like boost/stdint.hpp actually)
>
> or
>
> <boost/c++0x/chrono.hpp>
>
> with code in namepsace boost, and then add a thin wrapper <chono> that
> imports code into namespace std::chrono.

OK, let me take a look at that approach.

Thanks for the comments,

--Beman