Re: [boost] [system] Do you use the deprecated features or cygwin/linux/windows_error.hpp?

Subject: Re: [boost] [system] Do you use the deprecated features or cygwin/linux/windows_error.hpp?
From: Gavin Lambert (boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2018-09-17 01:13:35

On 15/09/2018 06:48, Peter Dimov wrote:
> I'd like to query the Boost community as to whether certain legacy 
> features of Boost.System are in use; namely, (1) everything guarded by 
> BOOST_SYSTEM_ENABLE_DEPRECATED and (2) the cygwin_error.hpp, 
> linux_error.hpp, or windows_error.hpp headers.
> 
> Does anyone use these, and for what purpose? I'm thinking of dropping 
> the deprecated features.

FWIW, I do still have some code that uses get_system_category() and 
namespace posix (from back when that was its only spelling), but I've 
been updating them as they're noticed to the new spellings, so I 
wouldn't consider it a blocker.