Re: [Boost-users] boost 1.40 beta libs, no longer include compiler version/boost version ?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] boost 1.40 beta libs, no longer include compiler version/boost version ?
From: Juergen Hunold (juergen.hunold_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-08-18 07:14:21

Hi !

On Tuesday 18 August 2009, Avi Bahra wrote:
>   Ok so it was done deliberately.  Why the change, the decorations
> were useful in denoting the kind of library ?

For those you compile Boost from source, yes.
For distribution maintainers, a headache (at least...)

>   How stable is this decision is likely to change, between now and
> the release.?

T think this will stay.
Use "--layout=tagged" to get the old naming scheme back :-))

Yours,

Jürgen
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