[Boost-commit] svn:boost r84764 - trunk/libs/signals/doc

Subject: [Boost-commit] svn:boost r84764 - trunk/libs/signals/doc
From: marshall_at_[hidden]
Date: 2013-06-13 12:50:47

Author: marshall
Date: 2013-06-13 12:50:47 EDT (Thu, 13 Jun 2013)
New Revision: 84764
URL: http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/changeset/84764

Log:
Add note and FAQ indicating that Boost.Signals is no longer maintained

Text files modified: 
   trunk/libs/signals/doc/faq.xml          |    11 +++++++++++                             
   trunk/libs/signals/doc/introduction.xml |    11 ++++++++++-                             
   2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

Modified: trunk/libs/signals/doc/faq.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/libs/signals/doc/faq.xml	Thu Jun 13 12:21:59 2013	(r84763)
+++ trunk/libs/signals/doc/faq.xml	2013-06-13 12:50:47 EDT (Thu, 13 Jun 2013)	(r84764)
@@ -7,6 +7,17 @@
   <qandaset>
     <qandaentry>
       <question>
+        <para>Is Boost.Signals being actively maintained?</para>
+      </question>
+      <answer>
+        <para>No. Please migrate to <ulink url="http://www.boost.org/doc/html/signals2.html">Boost.Signals2</ulink>.
+        There is a 
+        <ulink url="http://www.boost.org/doc/html/signals2/api_changes.html#signals2.porting">porting guide</ulink>
+        in the Signals2 documentation.</para>
+      </answer>
+    </qandaentry>
+    <qandaentry>
+      <question>
         <para>Don't noncopyable signal semantics mean that a class
         with a signal member will be noncopyable as well?</para>
       </question>

Modified: trunk/libs/signals/doc/introduction.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/libs/signals/doc/introduction.xml	Thu Jun 13 12:21:59 2013	(r84763)
+++ trunk/libs/signals/doc/introduction.xml	2013-06-13 12:50:47 EDT (Thu, 13 Jun 2013)	(r84764)
@@ -2,7 +2,16 @@
 <!DOCTYPE section PUBLIC "-//Boost//DTD BoostBook XML V1.0//EN"
   "http://www.boost.org/tools/boostbook/dtd/boostbook.dtd">
 <section last-revision="$Date$">
-  <title>Introduction</title>
+
+<title>Introduction</title>
+
+<para><emphasis role="bold">Boost.Signals is no longer being actively maintained.</emphasis>
+Do not use Boost.Signals for new development (use 
+<ulink url="http://www.boost.org/doc/html/signals2.html">Boost.Signals2</ulink>
+instead). If you have existing Boost.Signals-based code, it will
+continue to work, but consider moving to Boost.Signals2. There is
+<ulink url="http://www.boost.org/doc/html/signals2/api_changes.html#signals2.porting">
+a porting guide</ulink> in the Signals2 documentation.</para>
 
 <para>The Boost.Signals library is an implementation of a managed
 signals and slots system. Signals represent callbacks with multiple