Re: [boost] [new Warnings policy] MS C4180 on the Maintenance Guidelines

Subject: Re: [boost] [new Warnings policy] MS C4180 on the Maintenance Guidelines
From: Steven Watanabe (watanabesj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-11-18 21:11:26

AMDG

Emil Dotchevski wrote:
> Actually, prompted by compile error in Boost Exception on GCC 3.4.5,
> triggered by a warning "fix" made just prior to release (see
> http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/3641) I think we should ban all
> last minute changes (including warning "fixes") that are not
> addressing *bugs*.
>   

+1.  Warnings should be suppressed, but fixing them
isn't worth the risk late in the release cycle.

In Christ,
Steven Watanabe