Re: Boost website changes and .'cxxstd'

From: Edward Diener (eldiener_at_[hidden])
Date: 2020-12-29 18:16:39

On 12/29/2020 12:44 PM, Donovan Dikaio via Boost wrote:
> Beta branch of the website has been updated.
> 
> It shows the *C++ standard minimum level* just below *Standard* field with
> the value from *cxxstd* attribute if a valid one exists for a library.
> 
> Please review and let me know your comments.

How do I see the beta website ? I tried https://beta.boost.org/ but the 
latest release mentioned there is 1.72 and when I look at the 
documentation for that release I do not see the information you mention 
above.

> 
> On Fri, Dec 25, 2020 at 10:29 AM Donovan Dikaio <dndikaio_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> 
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 25, 2020 at 10:29 AM Donovan Dikaio <dndikaio_at_[hidden]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Sorry, just missed the link: https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/
>>>
>>> On Fri, Dec 25, 2020 at 10:10 AM Donovan Dikaio <dndikaio_at_[hidden]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I can look into it. But needs to make the requirements clear.
>>>>
>>>> So, the task is to show *C++ standard minimum level: C++nn* for
>>>> Standard attribute for each lib in this page: C++ standard minimum level:
>>>> C++nn ?
>>>> And we could replace nn with the actual number by checking the *cxxstd* key
>>>> in a library's meta info json file.
>>>>
>>>> Please let me know if I got it right.
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Dec 25, 2020 at 10:00 AM Louis Tatta <louis_at_[hidden]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>>>>> From: Edward Diener via Boost <boost_at_[hidden]>
>>>>> Date: Wed, Dec 23, 2020 at 7:39 PM
>>>>> Subject: [boost] Boost website changes and .'cxxstd'
>>>>> To: <boost_at_[hidden]>
>>>>> CC: Edward Diener <eldiener_at_[hidden]>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Even though I have worked a little with PHP in the past I do not have
>>>>> the talent to make the change to the website which would incorporate
>>>>> the
>>>>> addition of the meta information json field 'cxxstd' to the Boost
>>>>> documentation web page for each library. The idea is that if 'cxxstd'
>>>>> is
>>>>> set to a value the documentation for that library would also show:
>>>>>
>>>>> C++ standard minimum level: C++nn
>>>>>
>>>>> where nn would be 11, 14, 17, or 20 depending on the value of 'cxxstd'.
>>>>> Alternatively if there is no 'cxxstd' entry for a library or if the
>>>>> value of 'cxxstd' is '03', we could either specify 'nn' as '03' or
>>>>> leave
>>>>> off the line stating the 'C++ standard minimum level completely.
>>>>>
>>>>> On the face of it this should be doable in the website code but
>>>>> evidently Daniel James is the only one who really understands how this
>>>>> works in the code and he is no longer active in Boost. So if someone
>>>>> else who understands the website code and PHP could do this it would be
>>>>> appreciated, since I think it will be valuable telling end-users
>>>>> whether
>>>>> a Boost library is usable at the C++ compiler level they are using.