[boost] RFC : About forking a C++11 standard library and adapt it to C++98 compilers

Subject: [boost] RFC : About forking a C++11 standard library and adapt it to C++98 compilers
From: Vicente J. Botet Escriba (vicente.botet_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-06-02 18:09:00

Hi,

Some of us have to work yet with C++98 compiler at work (due to well 
know reasons) and this for a long time. This is a reality.

I was wondering about forking a public domain C++11/14/17 standard 
library and adapt it to C++98 compilers. This library could be seen as 
another TR1, an extension of the C++03 standard library.

Does this make any sens? Would this project be of interest for the 
Boost/C++ community?

I have not a clear idea of the cost of doing this work, how it should be 
done, what would be the limitations, ... but I'm sure that this would be 
quite useful on the projects that are forced to use C++98 and an 
excellent bridge to those that will move from C++98 to C++11 compilers.

There are some Boost libraries that could be used to reduce the 
limitations, as Boost.Config/Predef, Boost.Move, ...and others that 
could be used as inspiration on how to implement them using C++98.

Anyway, if you find that this will be useful to you at your work we will 
need your participation. Would you be interested in working on it?

as a Boost community project?

outside Boost, as an independent project?

Comments and suggestion welcome.

Best,

Vicente

P.S. The same can be done for C++14 standard libraries and the future 
standard C++17 libraries

P.S.S. The same can be done for C++14 libraries and the future C++17 
libraries but this time adapting to C++11 compilers (this will be much 
easier but the concerned community will be quite different ).