Re: boost.spawn: review requested

From: Niall Douglas (s_sourceforge_at_[hidden])
Date: 2021-11-29 14:49:34

On 28/11/2021 13:27, 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().

For this to be valid as a standalone Boost library, in my opinion it 
needs to also support at the very least C++ coroutines if on C++ 20.

(FYI std::io_context is currently up in the air at WG21, something quite 
different to what ASIO does may be coming instead)

Niall