Re: Dropping C++03 support (again)

From: Hans Dembinski (hans.dembinski_at_[hidden])
Date: 2023-02-17 12:06:02

> On 15. Feb 2023, at 21:15, David Sankel via Boost <boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> 
> On Sat, Feb 4, 2023 at 7:08 AM Peter Dimov via Boost <boost_at_[hidden]>
> wrote:
> 
>> I have a novel idea, let's drop C++03 support.
>> 
> 
> I fully support this idea. There is clearly a tradeoff here, but I think
> reduction of support surface for our release infrastructure outweighs users
> stuck on legacy compilers.
> 
> I am against making a major version bump for it. If we were adding module
> support, that would be one thing, but dropping C++03 support in 2023 isn't
> exactly a thing I'd be crazy about advertising given our current branding
> challenges.

Full agreement with David on these two points.