Re: [boost] Default x86 instruction set

Subject: Re: [boost] Default x86 instruction set
From: Andrey Semashev (andrey.semashev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-05-10 08:26:57

On Wednesday 08 May 2013 10:31:31 you wrote:
> So it seems, noone's arguing to keep the current default and it is clearly
> not appropriate. Ok, we just have to choose a better default then. Here's
> what I suggest:
> 
> 1. Change the default to i686.
> 2. Add a notice to the release notes for the release that contains this
> change. The notice will state what changed and how the default can be
> changed (by adding instruction-set=xxx to bjam command line).
> 3. Drop support for 80386, so i486 is the minimum for the whole Boost,
> unless a specific library has its own requirements. This is already de
> facto true at least for Boost.Atomic and Boost.SmartPtr, as well as those
> libraries which uses them or boost::detail::atomic_count.
> 
> I'm not insisting on #3, although it seems to be a logical conclusion of
> the discussion. If noone objects I can do the change and provide the text
> for release notes.
> 
> PS: Sorry if I'm rushing things. I just want this change to make it into
> 1.54, and this will make life a little easier for Boost.Log, which I also
> want to push for this release.

I applied the change to trunk:

https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/84221