Re: [boost] "Remove obsolete MSVC checks" and _MSC_VER

Subject: Re: [boost] "Remove obsolete MSVC checks" and _MSC_VER
From: Vicente J. Botet Escriba (vicente.botet_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-09-26 16:51:44

Le 26/09/13 22:43, Stephen Kelly a écrit :
> On 09/26/2013 07:38 PM, Peter Dimov wrote:
>>> Maybe if you can get concrete and point out a compiler in
>>> config/compiler/* that could have a problem with the above kind
>>> _MSC_VER removal, then I might understand.
>> I can't. I have no idea what compilers in use today (besides Intel)
>> define _MSC_VER and to what.
> Ok, I think the best way forward is to find out what compiler versions
> no longer should be supported, and finding out about the msvc
> compatibility of the remaining minimum version. That means bringing this
> thread to a conclusion:
>
>   http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel/243923/focus=244226
>
>
Hi,

IMO this thread conclusion was to don't change anything. In any case you 
should have the acknowledge of all the authors of the libraries you have 
changed.

Vicente