Re: [boost] Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 has removedstd::unary_functionand std::binary_function

Subject: Re: [boost] Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 has removedstd::unary_functionand std::binary_function
From: Pete Bartlett (pete_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-11-07 14:03:47

> On 7 Nov 2016, at 18:15, Rene Rivera <grafikrobot_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> 
>> On Mon, Nov 7, 2016 at 10:23 AM, Rene Rivera <grafikrobot_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> 
>> On Mon, Nov 7, 2016 at 10:01 AM, Edward Diener <eldiener_at_[hidden]>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> If Boost decides to push back the 1.63 release by a few weeks to satisfy
>>> this single concern, then I can see trying to push through these changes
>>> for 1.63.
>> 
>> 
>> We don't normally push release for "unreleased" toolsets.
>> 
> 
> Given the current introduced release build failures caused by attempts to
> deal with this issue (see here <https://circleci.com/gh/boostorg/boost/2190>)..
> I am strongly against trying to rush changes for this issue into master.
> 

Possibly so, but I don't think you can call MSVS 2015 Update 3 an "unreleased" toolset. It is the current latest production version.

You might be thinking of MSVS "15" - the successor to 2015 that /is/ still in beta. 

And yes you wouldn't be the first to remark on the awkward name!

Pete