Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #4581: Filesystem V3 should not require wstring support

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #4581: Filesystem V3 should not require wstring support
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-08-24 15:32:58

#4581: Filesystem V3 should not require wstring support
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  Reporter:  Steve Soule <sts11dbxr@…>          |       Owner:  bemandawes
      Type:  Bugs                               |      Status:  closed    
 Milestone:  To Be Determined                   |   Component:  filesystem
   Version:  Boost 1.44.0                       |    Severity:  Problem   
Resolution:  wontfix                            |    Keywords:            
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Changes (by anonymous):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => wontfix

Comment:

 AFAIK, SourceForge is committed to keep the distribution files for old
 versions of Boost available for the foreseeable future. So in that sense,
 V2 will be around for a long, long, time. But I've got my hands full
 getting V3 off the ground, so want to stop supporting V2 as quickly as
 possible.

 I have no interest in modifying V3 to support systems without
 wstring/wchar_t. I'm afraid it would take too much time and complicate the
 source code. It isn't just the core library itself; the test code is a
 serious concern too, as is down the road support.

 If someone wants to create a patch, I'll take a look. But unless it can be
 done in a way that doesn't degrade the maintainability of the source code,
 include tests, I'm not likely to be interested.

 --Beman

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/4581#comment:1>
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