Re: [boost] [Removing support for old compilers]

Subject: Re: [boost] [Removing support for old compilers]
From: Peter Dimov (lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-01-10 08:56:42

Daniel James wrote:
> But people are testing with old compilers, including the person you 
> replied to.

I think that it's better to not talk of old compilers as a generic category. 
The classic old compiler, MSVC 6.0, is no longer relevant, and dropping 
support for it is both nearly free and enormously beneficial in terms of 
eliminating workarounds. I agree that Borland C++ is still both old and 
active, but support for it wasn't dropped at the config level.