Re: [epochs] Proposal for an epoch-based organization of Boost libraries

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2020-05-25 00:57:31

Vinnie Falco wrote:
> On Sun, May 24, 2020 at 1:27 PM Andrey Semashev via Boost
> <boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> > a library that uses template metaprogramming and wants to support C++03
>
> Maybe they should make a fork of Boost which is aimed at some of the more 
> seasoned developers who want nostalgia for the good old days.

You are missing the point. The claim is the the epoch proposal allows a 
library to belong to the 03 and 11 epochs with a single code base. The 
counterargument is that this is not possible if it does metaprogramming.