Re: The new Boost 17.0.0

From: Andrey Semashev (andrey.semashev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2020-11-27 15:00:40

On 11/27/20 5:15 PM, Glen Fernandes via Boost wrote:
> 
> 2. Based on first hand accounts of certain users choosing not to
> migrate to C++20 because of a silently breaking change in the language
> affecting their code (operator== rewriting rules, which has even
> broken certain Boost libraries like Rational), I would certainly not
> be in favor of changing existing Boost libraries to require C++20 for
> anything in an official Boost distribution.

I have to say that I'm also hesitant to upgrade my projects to C++20, 
while going through 11, 14 and 17 was rather easy. That operator 
rewriting issue is a blocker, and it's not even clear if there will be a 
resolution before C++23 or however it will be called.