Re: [boost] Reducing dependencies

Subject: Re: [boost] Reducing dependencies
From: Peter Dimov (lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-04-07 13:02:25

Daniel James wrote:

> IMO the problem is that detail depends on MPL. It really shouldn't be an 
> expensive dependency, and shuffling things around is just causing extra 
> complication while avoiding dealing with the real problem. Most uses of 
> MPL can be replaced with more lightweight functionality.

This looks doable, the problem is that the Detail components that use MPL 
have no tests, so it won't be easy to determine whether the changes break 
something.