Re: [boost] namespace boost?

Subject: Re: [boost] namespace boost?
From: John Maddock (boost.regex_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-01-16 04:55:09

>> IMHO, simple libraries (such boost::mem_fn or boost::lexical_cast) which
>> consist of a single .hpp file can (or must) be placed in main 'boost'
>> directory, so user can write:
>>
>> #include <boost/mem_fn.hpp>
>>
>> For more complex libraries, all .hpp files must be placed in own
>> directory (like boost::ptr_container), so user writes:
>>
>> #include <boost/ptr_container/ptr_container.hpp>
>
> I find useful to have the file that include all the other files at the 
> boost directory level. As it is the case for Boost.Flyweight
>
> #include <boost/flyweight.hpp>

Nod, agreed: having a simple "include everything" header at the top level 
can be very useful.  We can still put everything in a sub-namespace (and IMO 
this should be the norm for new libraries).

John.