Re: [boost] boost trac for upcoming libraries?

Subject: Re: [boost] boost trac for upcoming libraries?
From: Paul A. Bristow (pbristow_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-05-20 07:39:58

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boost-bounces_at_[hidden] [mailto:boost-bounces_at_[hidden]]
On
> Behalf Of Marcus Lindblom
> Sent: 20 May 2009 08:58
> To: boost_at_[hidden]
> Subject: Re: [boost] boost trac for upcoming libraries?
> 
> Vladimir Prus wrote:
> > Beman Dawes wrote:
> >
> >> On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Barend Gehrels <barend_at_[hidden]>
wrote:
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> Is the Boost Trac system intended for official libraries only, or can
we
> >>> also use it for (to be) proposed libraries?
> >> Seems OK to me to use it for proposed libraries, as long as the use
> >> wouldn't cause confusion between proposed and accepted libraries.
> >
> > I suspect confusion is very likely -- in particular, having bug report
> > against proposed library with target milestone of 1.40 would be fairly
> > confusing. Or, maybe there's some technical measure to limit possible
> > values of properties for bug reports?
>
> How about just name the component clearly, i.e. "[prop] FooBar" and then
> remove the tag once accepted. (And choose a good prefix scheme that make
> the proposed libraries end up last in the list.)

I think it would be *very* useful - but someone needs to work out the
details.

An extra target milestone might be 'Review'?

Paul

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