Re: [boost] [1.47] New libraries

Subject: Re: [boost] [1.47] New libraries
From: Jens Weller (JensWeller_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-03-17 19:34:43

> On 3/17/2011 12:41 PM, Michael Caisse wrote:
> > On 03/17/2011 02:24 AM, Daniel James wrote:
> >> On 17 March 2011 08:52, Thomas Heller<thom.heller_at_[hidden]>
> wrote:
> >>> There are still some unresolved issues. Mainly how to deal with the
> >>> migration of Boost.Bind, Boost.Lambda and Phoenix V2. There hasn't
> >>> been any discussion regarding that.
> >> I don't think it'd be a good idea to do anything to bind or lambda in
> >> this release. Was there a consensus on replacing them? Personally, I'd
> >> like to keep the existing Boost.Bind, even if in a different
> >> namespace. I appreciate its relative simplicity and portability.
> >>
> >> Daniel
> >> _______________________________________________
> >
> > I would like to echo this sentiment. IMHO a good plan would be to
> > release Phoenix V3 in 1.47 as a first class citizen. That will increase
> > the exposure of the library and provide more confidence to users in
> > selecting Phoenix over BLL and possibly Boost.Bind. As releases
> > continue, then we can add forwarding headers and other mechanism to
> > eventually deprecate BLL.
> >
> > Thomas has done an excellent job at mitigating the technical issues for
> > migration to Phoenix; however, we should not hold up release of the
> > library while the logistics are being considered.
> 
> +1
> 
> How many years has it been that Phoenix has been held up from being 
> released as a first class Boost library ? Let's get it out so that 
> people will actually have the docs and can try it, and then think in the 
> future of how bind and/or lambda can be transitioned to Phoenix if it 
> provides a suitable replacement. I will not believe it if Phoenix is 
> held up once again for yet another technical reason.

+1
As a boost user, I must demand, that such a library should be a proper part of boost.
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