Re: [Boost-users] [C++ Now! 2012] Call for Submissions

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [C++ Now! 2012] Call for Submissions
From: Boris Schaeling (boris_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-11-09 18:37:07

On Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:24:28 +0100, Nat Linden <nat_at_[hidden]> wrote:

> On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 10:26 AM, Hartmut Kaiser
> <hartmut.kaiser_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
>> INAUGURAL C++ NOW! CONFERENCE 2012
>> Aspen CO, USA, May 14-18, 2012, www.cppnow.org
>>
>> SESSION FORMATS
>>
>> Workshops         Workshops provide an active arena for advancements in
>>                  Boost-relevant topics. Workshops provide the  
>> opportunity
>>                  for experienced practitioners to develop new ideas  
>> about
>>                  a topic of common interest and experience.
>
> I'd like to request a workshop around the long-debated Boost.Process
> library. Boris, any chance you'd be able to attend and moderate that
> session?

I'll definitely try to be there again! (Sorry, didn't see your mail  
earlier.)

> Correct me if I'm wrong, but my impression of current library status
> is that Boris brought forward a proposal -- which generated a round of
> controversy -- which ended in more or less a stalemate.

We left BoostCon 2011 with the goal of creating another Boost.Process  
draft based on Jeff Flinn's ideas. The draft can be found online at  
<https://github.com/JeffFlinn/boost-process>. You don't really need to  
click on this link though as there haven't been any changes since June. :)

I'm familiar with Jeff's proposal but didn't contribute yet anything to  
<https://github.com/JeffFlinn/boost-process>. I worked on  
<https://github.com/BorisSchaeling/asio> to add an  
asio::windows::object_handle class to Boost.Asio. The code is done but  
hasn't been merged yet to the Asio branch (just sent an email to Chris  
again to see whether he can review my code and maybe accept my  
contribution). This I/O object can be used for all kind of object handles  
- including process handles. As Boost.Asio ships already an I/O object for  
signals, it will be possible then to wait asynchronously for processes  
based on platform-specific concepts developers are familiar with and feel  
natural to use on Unix and Windows.

After finishing this Boost.Asio extension, I didn't return yet to  
Boost.Process as I have been busy with my Boost book. I don't think I can  
concentrate on Boost.Process this year anymore as I'm still working on the  
book adding and introducing more and more libraries. As it's some time  
until May and I never gave up finishing Boost.Process after all those  
years ;), it's maybe a good idea to work on the library from January on.  
If I do another Boost.Process session in May, I don't really want to  
repeat what Jeff and I presented last year. :) As the submission deadline  
is in January, I should make up my mind before that. But it's not too  
difficult as I should really do something with Boost.Process again ...

Boris

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