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

Subject: Re: [boost] C++03 / C++11 compatibility question for compiled libraries
From: Richard Hodges (hodges.r_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-02-09 09:49:16

> What do you propose to do with libraries that want to keep C++03 compatibility and rely on Boost.Test in tests?

Demand that they be upgraded or drop them in favour of better-behaved ones.

Only the future is ahead. The past is irrelevant.

A library that demands c++03 is not a c++ library. It’s merely a blocker to productivity. It must adapt or die.

> On 9 Feb 2018, at 09:45, Andrey Semashev via Boost <boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> 
> On 02/09/18 12:13, Olaf van der Spek via Boost wrote:
>> On Thu, Feb 8, 2018 at 9:50 AM, Raffi Enficiaud via Boost
>> <boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>>> * is there any better option? All the other options I see are even worse.
>> Isn't it time to require C++11 to avoid spending / wasting time on these issues?
> 
> What do you propose to do with libraries that want to keep C++03 compatibility and rely on Boost.Test in tests?
> 
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