Re: boost.spawn: review requested

From: Andrey Semashev (andrey.semashev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2021-11-28 17:17:52

On 11/28/21 19:53, Richard Hodges via Boost wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Nov 2021 at 17:34, Andrey Semashev via Boost <
> boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> 
>> On 11/28/21 16:27, Oliver Kowalke via Boost wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Is Boost.Spawn intended to be useful on its own, or is it only usable in
>>>> Boost.ASIO?
>>>
>>> It can only be used with boost .asio (or with the forthcoming C++
>>> std::io_context).
>>> The lib is intended to replace the boost::asio:::spawn().
>>
>> In this case why should it be a separate library and not just part of
>> Boost.ASIO? What would be the value for Boost users or other Boost
>> libraries?
>>
> 
> Getting code into Asio would require Chris Kohlhoff's buy-in.

Using this library in Boost.ASIO also requires Chris' cooperation,
doesn't it? And if this library is not useful outside Boost.ASIO and
Chris is not interested, I just don't see the point.