Re: Boost website changes and .'cxxstd'

From: Louis Tatta (louis_at_[hidden])
Date: 2021-01-12 01:50:55

Hi Edward,

Donovan has updated the website:
Remove 'Standard' field from each library info
Remove 'Standard Proposals' and 'TR1 libraries' from sort categories
Add 'C++ Minimum' to sort categories

Please let me know if you want any other changes.

Thank You
Louis

On Fri, Jan 8, 2021 at 10:46 AM Edward Diener via Boost <
boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> On 1/7/2021 7:05 PM, Louis Tatta via Boost wrote:
> > Hello Edward,
> >
> > I'm with the CPP Alliance.  I'm working with Donovan to implement the
> Boost
> > website changes and .'cxxstd'.
> >
> > Reading the messages on the boost mailing list, we see some changes
> > requested and some asking not to implement the change. Can be a bit
> > confusing on what is needed or wanted.
> >
> > Can we get a list of changes requested on the current implementation?
>
> The initial change has been done correctly, which is to provide a "C++
> standard minimum level" display field for each library which has its
> JSON field of "cxxstd" set to some value. I also have agreed with Peter
> Dimov's remark, which was also suggested earlier in this thread, that
> the "Standard" display field for each library should be removed, since
> it's meaning is obsolete and now also confusing. I have also suggested
> that if we are removing the "Standard" display field we should also
> remove the "Standard Proposals" and "TR1 libraries" sort categories,
> which are likewise obsolete.
>
> I personally think that since we now have a "C++ standard minimum level"
> display field it would also be nice to be able to have a sort category
> based on that display field called, let's say, "C++ Minimum".
>
> >
> > Thank You
> > Louis
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 6, 2021 at 6:16 PM Edward Diener via Boost <
> > boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> >
> >> On 1/6/2021 5:44 PM, Peter Dimov via Boost wrote:
> >>> Donovan Dikaio wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> The updates to show "C++ standard minimum level" is just live here:
> >>>> https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/master/
> >>>
> >>> Looking at this, I think that we need to drop the "Standard" part. It's
> >>> mostly empty, the places it says things like "TR1" aren't helpful, and
> >>> it's easy to misinterpret it as the minimum required C++ level.
> >>
> >> I fully agree. Also the top line which give different views of the
> >> library documentation can probably drop the "Standard Proposals" and
> >> "TR1 libraries" views, since these are really obsolete by now.
> >>
> >>
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