Re: [boost] [modularization] Improving/splitting up detail

Subject: Re: [boost] [modularization] Improving/splitting up detail
From: Rob Stewart (robertstewart_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-11-02 08:20:02

On Nov 2, 2013, at 4:35 AM, "John Maddock" <john_at_[hidden]> wrote:

>>> The goal is to create two 'modules' or libraries:
>> 
>> We had that originally. They were called "detail" and "core".
[snip]
>> 
>> I prefer to have no such "detail" libraries at all. Everything that is useful to a broader audience should be in utility.
> 
> Funnily enough I was about to suggest just that: lets do away with detail and have:
> 
> core:
>   everything in:
>       boost/detail/
>       boost/pending/
>       boost/utility/
>   That has no dependencies.
> 
> Utility:
>   As above, but with dependencies (mostly to mpl/pp/type_traits).
> 
> throw_exception.hpp and dependencies should go in core too, as would a few headers under boost/ such as cstdint.hpp etc.

That seems like a good idea provided that everything now in namespace detail remains in that namespace.

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Rob

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