Re: [boost] Reforming Boost.System and <system_error> round 2

Subject: Re: [boost] Reforming Boost.System and <system_error> round 2
From: Andrey Semashev (andrey.semashev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-01-16 15:39:15

On 01/16/18 18:35, Andrzej Krzemienski via Boost wrote:
> 
> How about annotating the conditional conversion to bool deprecated? It
> still compiles and works as before, but with compiler flag
> `-Werror=deprecated` can be turned into compiler error on demand, and then
> you are forced to rewrite to either:
> 
> ```
> if (ec.value() != 0)
> ```

This is not correct if we're going to accept Niall's proposal.

> or:
> 
> ```
> if (ec.failure())
> ```
> 
> ?

I really don't see the point of this.