Re: [boost] Removing _1 from the global namespace (again)

Subject: Re: [boost] Removing _1 from the global namespace (again)
From: Joel de Guzman (djowel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-12-14 18:39:52

On 12/15/13, 12:56 AM, Peter Dimov wrote:
> If we're going to call the next release 2.0, we'll be allowed some latitude with respect
> to breaking changes, so maybe this is the right time to finally remove the Bind
> placeholders from the global namespace.
>
> This will, however, break many things all around Boost (to say nothing about the outside
> world), as a quick grep can readily reveal. And, consequently, it will generate a certain
> amount of work for the maintainers of the affected libraries that, from their point of
> view, can appear unnecessary.
>
> So I'll need a certain amount of community consensus before going ahead and breaking
> everyone's code. :-)

+1

Regards,
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