Re: The new Boost 17.0.0

From: Emil Dotchevski (emildotchevski_at_[hidden])
Date: 2020-11-29 22:12:02

On Sun, Nov 29, 2020 at 1:44 PM Edward Diener via Boost <
boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> What statement ? Boost doesn't officially support C++03, even if
> individual libraries still support C++03, so a PR that changes a library
> that currently supports C++03 as its base level to instead support C++11
> as its base level by using C++11 standard libraries in its code instead
> of the Boost equivalent libraries, would not be a radical change.

That depends on whether or not the user code depends on the boost types
which, as you know, work fine when compiled with a new C++ compiler.
Supporting old compilers is only part of the motivation, the other part is
supporting old user code; and it's safe to assume that for the user
switching from boost types to std types is very difficult.