Re: [boost] A possible date for dropping c++03 support

Subject: Re: [boost] A possible date for dropping c++03 support
From: Alexander Grund (alexander.grund_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-08-28 07:07:58

> There is a significant difference between "we've never tried it on XX 
> and so we don't support it", and "it used to support XX and now doesn't".
>
> You are trying to cite cases of the former but it is actually the 
> latter.  Without further explicit clarification, that invariably means 
> "we have decided to start doing things that do not work in XX", ie. 
> that people can definitely no longer use XX.
Those cases are the almost the same. It means "we *may or will* start 
doing things that do not work in XX". As Boost consists of multiple, 
almost independent libraries (different maintainers), it means that 
those libs will be C++03 incompatible at different times. But generally 
for Boost devs it means: No more C++03 tests required. That reduces 
headaches etc and old (pre C++11) code can be replaced by modern one 
(auto, range-based for, constexpr...)
So you can say: "We no longer test C++03 and at some point it will be 
impossible to be used"