Re: [boost] Removing old config macro and increasingcompilerrequirements.

Subject: Re: [boost] Removing old config macro and increasingcompilerrequirements.
From: Dave Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-08-05 10:45:55

on Mon Aug 05 2013, Stephen Kelly <steveire-AT-gmail.com> wrote:

> On 08/05/2013 10:33 AM, John Maddock wrote:
>>>> I suspect from a purely practical perspective, few libraries are still
>>>> compatible with that compiler, so I'm inclined to agree we might as
>>>> well drop support.  Of course that opens a whole can of worms, because
>>>> if we agreed to that then there's a whole slew of config macros (and
>>>> associated workarounds) that can be removed.
>>>
>>> How is that 'a can of worms' rather than 'a good thing' ?
>>
>> Well, can it not be both? ;-)
>
> No, it can't be a can of worms at all.
>
> It's simply a benefit/effect/consequence of bumping the compiler
> requirement.

I think *maybe* John is worried about potential downstream code breakage
from removing config macros.

-- 
Dave Abrahams