Re: [boost] [compond_file_binary] Gauging interest in a possible library submission.

Subject: Re: [boost] [compond_file_binary] Gauging interest in a possible library submission.
From: Klaim - Joël Lamotte (mjklaim_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-12-05 07:00:48

On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 12:56 PM, Brian Ravnsgaard Riis <brian_at_[hidden]
> wrote:

> I'd suggest trying to define a clean boundary between the interface and
> the implementation. You already have one back-end that makes the entire
> package usable. Adding another backend later, or as an option, that
> supports zlib/bzip2/whatever compression should be easier then.

I totally agree with this.

I see tons of cases where such a library  would have been useful to me,
where zip is unperfect tool but a possible alternative.

Joel Lamotte