Re: Reminder: Boost 1.84.0 release cycle starting

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2023-11-04 18:15:58

Tom Kent wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 26, 2023 at 10:06 AM Marshall Clow via Boost <
> boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> 
> > The deadline for “major changes” is next Wednesday, 1-Nov.
> > The beta release will be two weeks later.
> >
> > As always, the release calendar is at:
> >         https://www.boost.org/development/index.html
> >
> > — Marshall
> >
> 
> In preparation for the upcoming release, I tried running the windows
> builders. I'm seeing lots of issues with msvc-10.0, -11.0, and -12.0.
> 
> I know there has been some traffic about pushing forward changes that break
> compatibility with older compilers...I'm guessing this is what is
> happening, but wanted to double check.
> 
> 1.  Are these errors due to removing compatibility in some library(ies)?
> 2.  Is the expected result of this compiler errors (vs. libraries that just
> refuse to build)?
> 
> With the assumption that these are fine, I'm preparing to drop those three
> versions from the build for this release.

I think that it's time to thank msvc-10.0, 11.0, and 12.0 for their service
and retire them. :-)