Re: [boost] [1.45.0] Release candidates available

Subject: Re: [boost] [1.45.0] Release candidates available
From: Eric Niebler (eric_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-11-19 08:38:01

On 11/19/2010 3:36 AM, Christopher Schmidt wrote:
> We got an issue in Spirit. I am responsible for that. See these posts
> 
> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.parsers.spirit.devel/3874
> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.parsers.spirit.devel/3875
> 
> for more information.
> There is completely new, partially broken code that does not interfere
> with existing code. The fix is trivial and definitely does not worse
> things at all as the existing code is just plain wrong. It can't get
> worse than that.

Oh, it can get worse. :-) Honestly, I'm not of a mind to hold up the
release for this. No existing code will be broken by this, is that
correct? If only new functionality is broken, then folks can wait for a
working version.

> Is there any chance to get the patch in 1.45 - or at least a note in the
> docs of Spirit linking to a trac ticket with the patch?

That depends on whether Beman has rolled the release already and whether
you have a doc patch ready to go.

> I apologize for the inconvenience. I am really sorry :(

It happens. Too bad it wasn't spotted sooner.

-- 
Eric Niebler
BoostPro Computing
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