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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