Re: [boost] To modularize, or not to modularize. What is the plan?

Subject: Re: [boost] To modularize, or not to modularize. What is the plan?
From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2019-05-07 00:48:22

Gavin Lambert wrote:

> Though there's a big caveat with missing modules -- if the user does a 
> #include <boost/optional.hpp> and Boost.Optional wasn't installed, they 
> might get an older Boost.Optional from the OS packages rather than an 
> error, which is probably wrong (because mixing versions unintentionally is 
> bad).

This does happen in practice, and yes, it's bad.