Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #12748: Boost.Test defines a variable called VERSION

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #12748: Boost.Test defines a variable called VERSION
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-08-04 13:09:47

#12748: Boost.Test defines a variable called VERSION
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  Reporter:  Benoit Sigoure <tsunanet@…>  |      Owner:  Raffi Enficiaud
      Type:  Bugs                         |     Status:  closed
 Milestone:  Boost 1.64.0                 |  Component:  test
   Version:  Boost 1.63.0                 |   Severity:  Problem
Resolution:  fixed                        |   Keywords:
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Comment (by anonymous):

 Are those variables part of the public API of Boost.Test?

 My concern is whether backporting the patch to Fedora's boost-1.63.0 would
 cause an API incompatibility between Fedora's package and the official
 Boost 1.63.0 release.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac10/boost/ticket/12748#comment:5>
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