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Subject: Re: [boost] Proposal: Add Loki Library's SafeFormat to Boost:
From: Joel de Guzman (joel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-01-02 12:44:53


Robert Ramey wrote:
> Joel de Guzman wrote:

>>> Now, it looks like spirit is going to be "upgraded" how
>>> will this effect the current code?
>> You do not have to lift a finger. The new code is 100% backward
>> compatible.
>
> LOL - If that were the case, I wouldn't have changed anything
>
>> No way to know. How
>>
>> No need to know.
>
[...]
>> It seems you haven't really tried to know more beyond the name(s).
>> Except for spririt 1.6, our recipe is similar to what was done.
>> "Classic" Spirit will not, I repeat: will not, go away anytimne soon.
>> It is, and will be, in the namespace "classic". This is the technical
>> rationale behind the "baroque" include paths. We want 100% backward
>> compatibility while at the same time usher in the new generation.
>
> I realize that, I'm just letting you know that it was failure.

Again: post a minimal cpp file that exhibits the problem you mention.
If you've done so, we would have corrected it, instead of you
"wasting" your time.

Regards,

-- 
Joel de Guzman
http://www.boostpro.com
http://spirit.sf.net

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