Re: [boost] The Lonely Song of the MPL Maintainer -- or Boost support for antediluvian compiler and the future supprot of C++11

Subject: Re: [boost] The Lonely Song of the MPL Maintainer -- or Boost support for antediluvian compiler and the future supprot of C++11
From: Nevin Liber (nevin_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-08-16 02:48:43

On 16 August 2011 00:07, Robert Ramey <ramey_at_[hidden]> wrote:

>   This new version would work only be guarenteed to work on
> the most modern compilers.

This assumption seems to permeate this entire thread, and I'm not
understanding it.  The compatibility problem is about to get worse, not
better, IMHO.

We are moving from a mature language spec to a brand new one.  I fully
expect changes between compiler revs (let alone different compiler vendors)
to be much more prolific in the next couple of years than they have been in
the previous couple of years, as features are implemented, the language
itself is fixed, tools are debugged, etc.

Draw a line in the sand and get rid of the old cruft if you desire, but the
fundamental problem is not going to go away...
-- 
 Nevin ":-)" Liber  <mailto:nevin_at_[hidden]>  [phone]