Re: [boost] [Boost.DLL] Formal Review request

Subject: Re: [boost] [Boost.DLL] Formal Review request
From: Andrey Semashev (andrey.semashev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-10-04 06:19:19

On Saturday 04 October 2014 12:10:48 Mathias Gaunard wrote:
> On 04/10/2014 10:41, Andrey Semashev wrote:
> > We had a similar discussion already. IMO, the library in its core should
> > not rely on compiler specific features
> 
> You do realize DLLs and DSOs are already compiler-specific features?

I'd say it's a feature that depends on the system API but not necessarily on 
the compiler. It does require mangling code and as such the support from the 
compiler on Windows but not other systems.