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

Subject: Re: [boost] "Remove obsolete MSVC checks" and _MSC_VER
From: Stephen Kelly (steveire_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-09-26 17:12:39

On 09/26/2013 11:09 PM, Vicente J. Botet Escriba wrote:
> 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."

Hello,

There certainly seems to be some confusion. Here is the mail you are
referring to:

 http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel/243923/focus=244226

I sent it less than an hour ago, not yesterday.

Thanks,

Steve.