Re: [boost] Removing support for old compilers

Subject: Re: [boost] Removing support for old compilers
From: Stephen Kelly (steveire_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-10-13 04:32:37

On 10/12/2013 10:13 PM, Joaquin M Lopez Munoz wrote:
> Hi Stephen
>
> As part of your initiative of removing support for old compilers,
> are you building somewhere a change log in the form of either a list
> of compiler deficiencies or compiler versions no longer supported?

I have not built such a thing, but it's easy to create by reading the
recent log of boost/config. Where should it be and what should it say?

> I understand this should be inserted in a prominent place on the
> Boost 1.56 release notes and can serve as a reference for lib
> maintainers reviewing your patches (tracking changesets is harder
> and commit messages are not always completely illuminating).

Is there anything in particular I can shed light on?

Thanks,

Steve.