Re: [boost] [uuid] Dependency on Boost.MPL & Boost.TypeTraits

Subject: Re: [boost] [uuid] Dependency on Boost.MPL & Boost.TypeTraits
From: Vicente Botet Escriba (vicente.botet_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-06-21 10:45:26

Kedar Bodas wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> The <boost/uuid/uuid.hpp> header currently has a dependency on
> <boost/mpl/bool.hpp> & <boost/type_traits/is_pod.hpp>. This is only used
> to
> declare the type_trait is_pod<uuids::uuid> AFAICT for the
> uuid_serialize.hpp
> header. No other part of the library seems to have any dependency on it.
> 
> Here's my problem:
> 
> By company policy I am not allowed to make any changes to a boost library
> header. The MPL & type_traits libraries are not currently authorized for
> use
> within our code. This means I can't use Boost.Uuid either. Is it possible
> for the above included headers to be enclosed within an inclusion guard
> like
> UUID_NO_TYPE_TRAITS_DEPENDENCY so that by defining this macro I can remove
> this dependency without having to change the <boost/uuid/uuid.hpp> header?
> Or better still since only uuid_serialize.hpp seems to need it this
> dependency might be moved there. Since we don't use Boost.Serialization in
> our code this will solve my problem. This will also serve the purpose of
> reducing the dependencies of the core part of the library and make it more
> modular.
> 
> 

If you don't have a better response, you could stub these two files with the
minimum.

BTW, why your company doesn't authorize the use of type_traits and mpl? You
will have a lot of libraries that you can not use due to this dependency.

Best,
Vicente
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