[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #12552: Change of the interface of Searching Algorithms breaks client code

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #12552: Change of the interface of Searching Algorithms breaks client code
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-10-26 05:48:23

#12552: Change of the interface of Searching Algorithms breaks client code
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 Reporter:  tusk.kun@…        |      Owner:  marshall
     Type:  Bugs              |     Status:  new
Milestone:  To Be Determined  |  Component:  algorithm
  Version:  Boost 1.62.0      |   Severity:  Showstopper
 Keywords:                    |
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 I am using Boyer-Moore Search from the Algorithm component. The change of
 search functions interface introduced by this commit
 https://github.com/boostorg/algorithm/commit/205f5ff4bbb00ece289892089a6c94c975e97ca2

 broke my code. Because now search functions return pair of iterators
 instead of one iterator. Documentations does not reflect these chenges:
 http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_62_0/libs/algorithm/doc/html/algorithm/Searching.html#the_boost_algorithm_library.Searching.BoyerMoore


 Please explain why are you making changes which are not backward
 compatible and break users code?

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/12552>
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