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 17:09:26

Le 26/09/13 22:54, Stephen Kelly a écrit :
> On 09/26/2013 10:51 PM, Vicente J. Botet Escriba wrote:
>> 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.
> I'm sorry, what are you referring to? Are you referring to the mails
> that appeared in the last few minutes?
>
There was a sentence that me the mail you sent yesterday

"I'll commit theses parts of the patch tomorrow unless there
are objections before then."

This was the 25th and today there are more than 20 commits all around the Boost code.
You can not pretend that the authors will replay you one day later.

Maybe you use to do these kind of changes in other projects, but in Boost we try to discuss a little bit more.

Best,
Vicente