Re: [boost] [General] Treat narrow strings as UTF-8 (compilationflag)

Subject: Re: [boost] [General] Treat narrow strings as UTF-8 (compilationflag)
From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-07-22 14:40:42

Beman Dawes wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 2:49 AM, Yakov Galka <ybungalobill_at_[hidden]>

> The default encoding for narrow and wide characters char and wchar_t
> in Boost libraries mirrors the default encoding for these characters
> in C++ and the standard library, which is in turn mirroring the
> default encoding supplied by various operating systems. It is as
> simple as that.
>
> So if you want a change, convince these folks to change their default
> encoding, and give users a chance to adjust to that change.

+1

The idea that one change should be propogated all boost libraries
over the authority of boost library authors has created havoc before.
I'm refering to the the redefinition/repurposing of BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION

Robert Ramey