Re: [boost] [chrono] Split into Stopwatches, Chrono, Ratio and TypeTraits.ext

Subject: Re: [boost] [chrono] Split into Stopwatches, Chrono, Ratio and TypeTraits.ext
From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-09-08 09:02:27

At Tue, 7 Sep 2010 23:24:14 -0800,
Robert Ramey wrote:
> 
> Roland Bock wrote:
> > On 09/07/2010 09:53 PM, vicente.botet wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> The dependencies are:
> >>
> >> Boost.TypeTraits.Ext
> >> Boost Ratio
> >> Boost.Chrono ->  TypeTraits.Ext, Ratio
> >> Boost.Stopwatches ->  Boost.Chrono
> >>
> >> You are right. It make no sense to revie a library until its
> >> dependencies are accepted.
> 
> Hmmm- what happens if a pre-requisite library isn't accepted?
> Does that mean that the subsequent one can't be?  Or does
> it mean that the subsequent one can be only if it includes
> the pre-requisite library as an implementation detail? Does
> that make any sense.

Yes, it makes sense.  It's the latter.

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