Re: [boost] C++03 / C++11 compatibility question for compiled libraries

Subject: Re: [boost] C++03 / C++11 compatibility question for compiled libraries
From: Peter Dimov (lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-02-08 22:58:17

degski wrote:

> No, no, no, f.e. boost::mp11, or boost::beast are to be compiled with 
> C++11 and should therefor use std C++11 libraries instead of their 
> equivalent boost version...

That's what they do; except Beast uses Boost.System because ASIO uses it, 
and it uses Boost.Optional and boost::string_view because std::optional and 
std::string_view are C++17, and so on. It's not like we go out of our way to 
avoid using the available standard facilities.