Re: boost.spawn: review requested

From: Oliver Kowalke (oliver.kowalke_at_[hidden])
Date: 2021-11-28 17:23:23

Am So., 28. Nov. 2021 um 18:18 Uhr schrieb Andrey Semashev via Boost <
boost_at_[hidden]>:

> 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?

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> And if this library is not useful outside Boost.ASIO and
> Chris is not interested, I just don't see the point.
>

Don't get it ... 'not useful outside boost.asio' ...
You can create asynchronous code that looks synchronous on behalf of
boost::asio::io_context or the forthcoming C++ std::io_context.