Re: [boost] [type_traits] Should namespace boost::align be namespace boost::detail::align?

Subject: Re: [boost] [type_traits] Should namespace boost::align be namespace boost::detail::align?
From: John Maddock (boost.regex_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-02-18 07:00:45

> I was working on a tiny library, Boost.Align, which would provide
> (among other things) a boost::align (that would be std::align if
> BOOST_NO_CXX11_STD_ALIGN is not defined, or a reasonably non-portable
> implementation otherwise) and found that type_with_alignment.hpp uses
> the identifier 'align' for a namespace within namespace 'boost'.
>
> Was this namespace intended to not be within boost::detail? If it can
> be, I'll send a pull request; if not, I'll choose a different
> identifier over 'align'.

It's a mistake.  I'm testing a rename now, will hopefully commit soon.

John.