Re: [boost] [Hana] Postponing release to 1.61.0

Subject: Re: [boost] [Hana] Postponing release to 1.61.0
From: Rene Rivera (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-10-22 14:29:55

On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 12:43 PM, Louis Dionne <ldionne.2_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> Some of you might know that I have been pushing hard to deliver Hana with
> the next Boost release. I have even taken the (soft) engagement to do so
> at CppCon in last September.
>
> However, due to some time constraints, it is now clear that Hana will not
> be
> included in Boost 1.60.0, the limit for new libraries being yesterday. I
> hoped
> really hard to make it in time for Boost 1.60.0, but the closing of the
> release
> branch ~1 month before the release date got me by surprise.
>

Thanks for being understanding of the release process :-) We'll (i.e. I)
try to make the release schedule more prominent to curtail such surprises
in the future.

As a side note, given my previous announcements, some users might find it
> strange not to see Hana as part of 1.60.0. Hence, I wonder whether it would
> be possible to include a short note with a link to this message somewhere
> in
> the release notes for 1.60.0?
>

Definitely.. Just submit a PR for the release notes <
https://github.com/boostorg/website/blob/master/feed/history/boost_1_60_0.qbk>.
Best place would be to add a section right before the "[section Compilers
Tested]".

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