Re: [boost] [1.47.0] Release branch now closed

Subject: Re: [boost] [1.47.0] Release branch now closed
From: Anthony Williams (anthony.ajw_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-06-17 11:36:38

Rene Rivera <grafikrobot_at_[hidden]> writes:

> On 6/17/2011 10:05 AM, Jim Bell wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 6/17/2011 9:37 AM, Rene Rivera wrote:
>>> On 6/17/2011 8:58 AM, Jim Bell wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 1:59 PM, Rene Rivera wrote:
>>>>> The release branch is now close, i.e. the release is frozen, for
>>>>> further changes. This means that commits to the release branch will
>>>>> fail without explicit authorization.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The Boost.Thread patch for Mingw-64 is crucial for that important
>>>> platform.<https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/4849>
>>>>
>>>> It has been patched into the trunk for three months without complaint,
>>>> and just needs to be shepherded to the release branch.
>>>>
>>>> Could you please do this?
>>>
>>> I'm not sure what you are asking.
>>
>>
>> I'd like a maintainer or release manager to merge the patched trunk
>> files into the release branch.
>>      boost/detail/interlocked.hpp
>>      libs/thread/src/win32/thread.cpp
>>      libs/thread/src/win32/tss_pe.cpp
>>
>>
>> See<https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/70383>
>
> Since I don't know enough to judge the code itself at this
> instant.. Could others please comment on the above? Is the thread
> maintainer around?

The only change NOT already merged is the change to
boost/detail/interlocked.hpp. I overlooked this when I merged the thread
changes from trunk to release a couple of weeks ago, and I wouldn't have
remembered if Jim hadn't raised the issue, since this is not one of the
main thread headers.

However, this is a relatively small change (some functions are no longer
marked dllimport), and it only affects this one compiler, since the code
expands to the same as before on other compilers.

Anthony
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