Re: [boost] Boost Evolution

Subject: Re: [boost] Boost Evolution
From: Thomas Heller (thom.heller_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-10-08 16:15:49

On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 9:29 PM, David Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> At Fri, 8 Oct 2010 10:46:33 -0800,
> Robert Ramey wrote:
>>
>> Boost is getting bigger and bigger. Â This is a good thing.
>>
>> The Boost header directory and boost namespace is also getting bigger and
>> bigger. Â This is starting to become a problem.
>
> Specifically, how? Â I don't like it either, but I'd like to know what
> the real-world effects are.

Try including boost.lambda and boost.bind to your project.
Consider boost.bind, boost.lambda, boost.spirit and boost.phoenix (i am sure
there are others too), they all define some placeholder named _1, _2 ...
now imagine they all lived in the same namespace!