Re: [boost] [release] Boost 1.66.0 Release Candidate 2

Subject: Re: [boost] [release] Boost 1.66.0 Release Candidate 2
From: Olaf van der Spek (ml_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-12-15 11:07:50

On Fri, Dec 15, 2017 at 11:10 AM, Daniel James via Boost
<boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> On 14 December 2017 at 16:11, Peter Dimov via Boost
> <boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>> Olaf van der Spek wrote:
>>>
>>> "Info: Boost.Config is older than your compiler version - probably nothing
>>> bad will happen - but you may wish to look for an update Boost version.
>>> Define BOOST_CONFIG_SUPPRESS_OUTDATED_MESSAGE to suppress this message."
>>>
>>> generates so much noise, could it be suppressed for 15.5 if the updates to
>>> config can't be included?
>>
>>
>> I agree that this message isn't going to make us many new friends, and that
>> it doesn't provide much value in this specific case.
>
> You've both been aware if this message for several weeks, and it comes
> up every time there's a new Visual C++, so it's a bit awkward to ask
> for something to be done a few days before the release. A release

I was expecting the updates to config to be included in 1.66.0.

> candidate thread is pretty much the worst place to deal with a long
> standing problem. We don't have testers for the new version of Visual
> Studio yet, so the warning message is entirely correct. Silencing it
> would do no favours to anyone who relies on it. I suppose the question
> is whether anyone really does rely on it, but making a design change
> at this late stage is probably a bad idea.
>
> If you want to discuss this, I'd suggest starting a new thread, and
> putting '[config]' in the subject, so that it will get the attention
> of the appropriate people. Release managers shouldn't force a change
> on a library that's working as intended, unless it's causing failures.

Will do

-- 
Olaf